OSC Minotaur-C 3210 Formosat-2

Name: OSC Minotaur-C 3210 Formosat-2
Start: 2004-05-20T17:47:03.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 576E

Minotaur-C 3210

Status

Success

Date

20 MAY 2004

17:47

Launch Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

ROCSAT 2 (Republic of China Satellite 2) is the second high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the Taiwanese National Space Program Office (NSPO) whose mission is regional remote sensing – to collect data to be used for natural disaster evaluation, agricultural applications, urban planning strategy, environmental monitoring, and ocean surveillance. In addition, the satellite's payload will include an auroral observation instrument.

Rocket

Minotaur-C 3210

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

Height

31.6 m

Diameter

2.35 m

Launch Mass

73 T

Thrust

1,380 kN