Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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29048
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COSPAR ID
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2006-011-B
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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FORMOSAT 3B
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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757 x 818 km, 72.0°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | Taiwan |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 8.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 7.5 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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15 April 2006 01:40
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| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base,
United States |
| Launch vehicle | Minotaur 1 |
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