Satellite COSMIC-B (Formosat-3B, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) of National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO

Name of Satellite, Alternate Names COSMIC-B (Formosat-3B, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate)
Country of Operator/Owner Taiwan/USA
Operator/Owner National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO
Users Government/Civil
Purpose Remote Sensing
Class of Orbit LEO
Type of Orbit Sun-Synchronous
Longitude of GEO (degrees) 0
Perigee (km) 769
Apogee (km) 831
Eccentricity 0.00432357043235704
Inclination (degrees) 72
Period (minutes) 100.9
Launch Mass (kg.) 70
Dry Mass (kg.)
Power (watts) 46
Date of Launch 15-04-2006
Expected Lifetime 2 yrs.
Contractor Orbital Sciences Corp.
Country of Contractor USA
Launch Site Vandenberg AFB
Launch Vehicle Minotaur
COSPAR Number 2006-011B
NORAD Number 29048
Comments “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through Earth´s atmosphere.”

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