Mission record

Athena I | Formosat-1

Athena I· Space Launch Complex 46· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Martin
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:34:02 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4291 ever

Mission

The mission objective of ROCSAT-1 (Republic of China Satellite 1) is to develop, launch, and operate a low earth orbit satellite, and to conduct three scientific and technology experiments in the areas of ocean color imaging, space telecommunication, and solar-terrestrial physics.

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