| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Formosat-2 (ROCSAT-2, Republic of China Satellite 2) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Taiwan |
| Operator/Owner | National Space Program Office (NSPO) |
| Users | Government/Military |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 890 |
| Apogee (km) | 893 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000206568890725057 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 99 |
| Period (minutes) | 102.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 764 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 631 |
| Power (watts) | 500-700 |
| Date of Launch | 21-05-2004 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | Astrium/NSPO |
| Country of Contractor | France/UK/Germany/Taiwan |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Taurus XL |
| COSPAR Number | 2004-018A |
| NORAD Number | 28254 |
| Comments | "It´s mission is to observe and monitor the terrestrial and marine environment and natural resources throughout Taiwan, its remote islands and surrounding ocean for civil applications." |