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FORMOSAT-3+%2F+COSMIC
FORMOSAT-3+%2F+COSMIC
Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate.
Launched in:
2006
Out of service since:
2020
Orbit height:
800 km
Orbit type:
Circular
Organisation:
NSPO - Taiwan
Decommissioned 1 May 2020
FORMOSAT-3 / COSMIC websites
Information
Northrop Gumman - Science & Envir. Satellites
UCAR - Formosat-3
Data ordering
CDAAC - COSMIC / Formosat
On Board Sensors
IGOR (Radio occultation - Sounder (COSMIC))
Information
UCAR - Formosat-3
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band Radio occultation (Other)
TIP (Tiny Ionosphere Photometer)
Information
Data ordering
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band UV (UV)
135.6 to 135.6
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