Formosat-2 is a decommissioned Earth observation satellite formerly operated by the National Space Organization (NSPO) of Taiwan. It was a high-resolution photographic surveillance satellite with a daily revisit capability. Images are commercially available from Astrium (formerly Spot Image).
Launch
Formosat-2 was launched on 19 May 2004, 17:47 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base aboard a Taurus XL rocket.2 It had been delivered to the United States in December 2003, and had a scheduled launch date on 17 January 2004.3 The launch was continually delayed until May 2004.45 Formosat-2 was decommissioned in August 2016.6
See also
- Spaceflight portal
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FORMOSAT-2.References
"Formosat-2 images". Spot Image. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20120806144826/http://www.astrium-geo.com/en/160-formosat-2 ↩
"Rocsat 2 - NSSDC ID: 2004-018A". NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2004-018A ↩
Chiu, Yu-Tzu (2 December 2003). "Taiwan's new satellite on its way". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/12/02/2003078029 ↩
Chiu, Yu-Tzu (26 February 2004). "Postponing ROCSAT-2 launch not an election issue: NSC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/02/26/2003100175 ↩
Chiu, Yu-Tzu (22 May 2004). "ROCSAT-2 gets off the ground". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 July 2016. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/22/2003156480 ↩
Chen, Wei-han (22 August 2016). "Aged Formosat-2 decommissioned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 August 2016. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/22/2003653607 ↩