Taiwan


Rockets Developed in Taiwan
  • Sky Horse. - intermediate range ballistic missile -
  • Tien Chien 1. - air-to-air missile - Based on the AIM-9N Sidewinder.
  • Tien Chien 2. - air-to-air missile - Production began in 1994. Sparrow-like, but some versions may have active radar homing.

Spacecraft Designed in Taiwan

Chronology of Events for Taiwan

1999 January 27 - 00:34 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC46. Launch Pad: SLC46. Launch Vehicle: Athena-1. Model: Athena-1. LV Configuration: Athena-1 LM-006.

  • ROCSAT-1 Mass: 400 kg (880 lb). Class: Earth. Spacecraft: ROCSAT. Manufacturer: TRW, Redondo Beach. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 606 km (376 mi). Apogee: 653 km (405 mi). Inclination: 35.00 deg. COSPAR: 1999-002A. USAF Sat Cat: 25616. Taiwan's first satellite, with experimental communications, ocean imagery, and ionospheric studies instruments. The Primex OAM placed itself and the payload into an elliptical transfer orbit. A second OAM burn circularized the orbit, and ROCSAT separated into a 588 x 601 km x 35.0 deg orbit.Level: 1.
2004 May 20 - 17:47 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Taurus. LV Configuration: Taurus XL 3210 (T7).
  • ROCSAT 2 Payload: LeoStar 500XO. Mass: 760 kg (1,670 lb). Class: Surveillance. Type: Civilian. Spacecraft: ROCSAT. Manufacturer: EADS Astrium. Agency: NSPO (Taiwan). Perigee: 887 km (551 mi). Apogee: 891 km (553 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 102.80 min. COSPAR: 2004-018A. USAF Sat Cat: 28254. Delayed from October, November 25, 2003; January 17, February 26, April 9 and 22, May 17, 2004. Level: 1.
2006 April 15 - 01:40 GMT - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC8. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur.
  • Formosat 3A Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011A. USAF Sat Cat: 29047. FORMOSAT-3 consisted of six small 62 kg Orbcomm-type satellites with GPS receivers which were to measure atmospheric conditions by studying the effect of the atmosphere on GPS satellite signals passing through it. The satellites, also known as COSMIC (Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate), would eventually be positioned in equally spaced orbit planes at around 800 km altitude.Level: 1.
  • Formosat 3B Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 500 km (310 mi). Apogee: 541 km (336 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011B. USAF Sat Cat: 29048. Level: 1.
  • Formosat 3C Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 567 km (352 mi). Apogee: 681 km (423 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 97.20 min. COSPAR: 2006-011C. USAF Sat Cat: 29049. Level: 1.
  • Formosat 3D Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011D. USAF Sat Cat: 29050. Level: 1.
  • Formosat 3E Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 496 km (308 mi). Apogee: 538 km (334 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011E. USAF Sat Cat: 29051. Level: 1.
  • Formosat 3F Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MicroStar. Manufacturer: OSC. Agency: NSPO. Perigee: 497 km (308 mi). Apogee: 542 km (336 mi). Inclination: 72.00 deg. Period: 95.00 min. COSPAR: 2006-011F. USAF Sat Cat: 29052. Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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