Athena I | Formosat-1

Name: Athena I | Formosat-1
Start: 1999-01-27T00:34:02Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The mission objective of ROCSAT-1 (Republic of China Satellite 1) is to develop, launch, and operate a low earth orbit satellite, and to conduct three scientific and technology experiments in the areas of ocean color imaging, space telecommunication, and solar-terrestrial physics.

Mission Details

Launch date: January 27, 1999 at 12:34 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Athena I
Operator: Lockheed Martin
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Earth Science