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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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Formosat 5
Falcon 9 Full ThrustSpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Thursday, August 24, 2017 · 06:51 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadFormosat 5
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.632°N
- Longitude
- 120.611°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
90%
GO
FavorableNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
06:51 PM UTC - 07:33 PM UTC
Provider
SpaceX
Profile →USA • Founded 2002
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
