FORMOSAT-7
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COSMIC-2 also known as FORMOSAT-7, is the constellation of satellites for meteorology, ionosphere, climatology, and space weather research. FORMOSAT-7 is a joint US-Taiwanese project including National Space Organization (NSPO) on the Taiwanese side and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Air Force (USAF) on the US side. FORMOSAT-7 is the successor of FORMOSAT-3 The six satellites of the constellation were launched 25 June 2019 on a Falcon Heavy rocket. They reached their designated mission orbits in February 2021, after eighteen months of gradual orbital adjustments. Full operational capability was achieved in October 2021.
2019 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
COSMIC 2; COSMIC-2; FORMOSAT 7
mass 278 kilogram,
Taiwan Space Agency, Surrey Satellite Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States, Taiwan,
Sweden, 2010s, Republic of Haiti, 2019, weather satellite, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Taiwan Space Agency, Tarshish, Ashkenaz, Sikh Confederacy, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | TRITON in Taiwan Space Agency | Commons | ||
| commons | image | FORMOSAT-7 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Launching Soon | Commons | ||


