Minotaur C (Taurus)

Status

Success

ROCSAT-2

Launch Time
Thu May 20, 2004 17:47 UTC

Rocket

Minotaur C (Taurus)

Image Credit: Northrop Grumman

Northrop

Status: Active

Price: $45.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 1,607 kN

Payload to LEO: 1,458 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 27.9 m

Fairing Diameter: 2.34 m

Details

Mission Details

ROCSAT-2 (Formosat-2)

ROCSAT-2 (Formosat-2) is a high-resolution photographic surveillance satellite with a daily revisit capability. Images are commercially available from Astrium (formerly Spot Image).

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 750.0 kg

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Location

SLC-576E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

2004

18th orbital launch attempt

Minotaur C (Taurus)

7th mission

1st mission of 2004

6th successful mission

1st consecutive successful mission