Platform:
COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3
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Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate
Synonymous Platform Names:
Platform-based Instruments:
Orbit
Orbit Inclination:
72 degrees
Period: 95 m
Perigee: 496 km
Apogee: 540 km
Orbit Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Inclined Non-Polar
Period: 95 m
Perigee: 496 km
Apogee: 540 km
Orbit Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Inclined Non-Polar
Related Data Sets
Description
[Source: COSMIC Home Page at UCAR, http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/about.html ]
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Overview
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3C) is a joint Taiwan/US science mission for weather, climate, space weather ...
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Overview
FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3C) is a joint Taiwan/US science mission for weather, climate, space weather ...
Online Resource:
http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/
http://cosmic-io.cosmic.ucar.edu/cdaac/
http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e/projects/project3/hot.shtml?right=no
http://cosmic-io.cosmic.ucar.edu/cdaac/
http://www.nspo.org.tw/2008e/projects/project3/hot.shtml?right=no
Platform Logistics:
Design Life:
5 years
Launch Date: 2006-04-15
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA
Primary Sponsors:
USA/NSF/UCAR
TAIWAN/NSPO
USA/NASA
USA/DOD/USAF
USA/NOAA
USA/DOD/ONR
