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Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5
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Formosat 5

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

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This page records Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Formosat 5 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

Formosat 5 is an Earth observation satellite developed by the Taiwan's National Space Organization (NSPO). Weighing about 475 kg, it will reside in a sun-synchronous orbit at 720-km altitude.

Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Provider
SpaceX
Recovery
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship, The first stage of the Falcon 9 landed on the ASDS, JRTI, stationed of the west coast. +1

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

The Full Thrust variants first stage includes all systems necessary for an operational re-use of stages while the second stage is operated as an expendable rocket stage.

Height
71 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
25
First flight
2015-12-22
B1038
Core

B1038

Flight 1NewLanding successful
Recovery
Just Read the Instructions
Landing method
Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Recorded timing

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Launch site & orbit

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NASA Blue Marble map of Earth's continents and oceans
Representative orbit · accelerated illustrationNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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