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Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceTaurus 3210
Launched 2004-05-20 17:47:03 UTCSpace Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Medium Earth Orbit
Worldwide
18th
orbital launch attempt in 2004
Orbital Sciences Corporation
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 576E
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
971 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
72
Successful
65
90%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
31.6m
Diameter
2.4m
Liftoff thrust
1,380kN
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