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NORAD 29048

FORMOSAT 3B

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 101 minutes, on an orbit tilted 72.0° from the equator, between 769 and 823 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About FORMOSAT 3B

FORMOSAT 3B is a satellite from TWN, launched on Apr 15, 2006 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 101 minutes (14.3 times a day), between 755 and 818 km up, on an orbit tilted 72.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 72° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

FORMOSAT-3B · 29048

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 756 km to 755 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
760780800820Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.