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8 Catalogue of Satellite Missions<br />

F<br />

Mission Status Launch date EOL date Applications Instruments Orbit details & URL<br />

FORMOSAT-2<br />

FORMOSA<br />

Satellite No. 2<br />

NSPO<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

21 May 04 21 May 10 Providing 2 meter<br />

resolution of image in<br />

panchromatic band and 8<br />

meter resolution in<br />

multispectral bands with<br />

swath of 24 km with daily<br />

revisit capability for and<br />

large ground coverage for<br />

applications including<br />

disaster investigation,<br />

environment monitoring,<br />

and vegetation evaluation.<br />

Type:<br />

Altitude: 891 km<br />

Period: 103 mins<br />

Inclination: 97.7 deg<br />

Repeat cycle: 1 days<br />

LST: 10:00<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc:<br />

URL: www.nspo.org.tw/2005e/projects/project2/<br />

intro.htm<br />

FY-1D<br />

FY-1D<br />

Polar-orbiting<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC / CMA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

15 May 02 31 Dec 09 Meteorology, Environmental<br />

monitoring<br />

MVISR (10<br />

channels)<br />

Type: Sun-synchronous<br />

Altitude: 863 km<br />

Period: 102.3 mins<br />

Inclination: 98.8 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST: 9:00<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Descending<br />

URL:<br />

FY-2C<br />

FY-2C<br />

Geostationary<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC / CMA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

19 Oct 04 31 Dec 09 Meteorology and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

Data collection and<br />

redistribution<br />

IVISSR (FY-2)<br />

Type: Geostationary<br />

Altitude: 36000 km<br />

Period:<br />

Inclination:<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo): -105<br />

Asc/desc: N/A<br />

URL:<br />

FY-2D<br />

FY-2D<br />

Geostationary<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC / CMA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

08 Dec 06 08 Dec 09 Meteorology and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

Data collection and<br />

redistribution<br />

IVISSR (FY-2)<br />

Type: Geostationary<br />

Altitude: 36000 km<br />

Period:<br />

Inclination:<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo): -105<br />

Asc/desc: N/A<br />

URL:<br />

FY-2E<br />

FY-2E<br />

Geostationary<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC / CMA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

26 Dec 08 31 Dec 11 Meteorology and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

Data collection and<br />

redistribution<br />

IVISSR (FY-2)<br />

Type: Geostationary<br />

Altitude: 36000 km<br />

Period:<br />

Inclination:<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo): -105<br />

Asc/desc: N/A<br />

URL:<br />

FY-2F<br />

FY-2F<br />

Geostationary<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC<br />

Approved 31 Dec 11 31 Dec 16 Meteorology and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

Data collection and<br />

redistribution<br />

IVISSR (FY-2)<br />

Type: Geostationary<br />

Altitude: 36000 km<br />

Period:<br />

Inclination:<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST:<br />

Longitude (if geo): -105<br />

Asc/desc: N/A<br />

URL:<br />

FY-3A<br />

FY-3A<br />

Polar-orbiting<br />

Meteorological<br />

Satellite<br />

NRSCC / CMA<br />

Currently<br />

being flown<br />

27 May 08 31 May 11 Meteorology and<br />

environmental monitoring<br />

data collection and<br />

redistribution.<br />

IRAS, MWAS,<br />

MWHS, MWRI,<br />

VIRR, ERM, MERSI,<br />

MWTS, TOU/SBUS,<br />

SEM, SIM<br />

Type: Sun-synchronous<br />

Altitude: 830 km<br />

Period: 101 mins<br />

Inclination: 98.753 deg<br />

Repeat cycle:<br />

LST: 10:10<br />

Longitude (if geo):<br />

Asc/desc: Descending<br />

URL:<br />

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