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Launch · COSPAR 2006-011 · 15 Apr 2006

FORMOSAT-3 FM6

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

6

Catalogued objects

9

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

6

Decayed

3

33% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 9

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Payload Payload · 6

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
FORMOSAT-3 FM6290472006-011AUnknownLEO753 / 820 km71.98°on orbit—
FORMOSAT-3 FM1290482006-011BUnknownLEO758 / 816 km71.97°on orbit—
FORMOSAT-3 FM5290492006-011CUnknownLEO764 / 810 km72.02°on orbit—
FORMOSAT-3 FM3290502006-011DUnknownLEO641 / 700 km72.01°on orbit—
FORMOSAT-3 FM4290512006-011EUnknownLEO738 / 835 km72.00°on orbit—
FORMOSAT-3 FM2290522006-011FUnknownLEO759 / 814 km72.03°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
MINOTAUR R/B290532006-011GDecayedLEO128 / 137 km71.97°03 Feb 2018—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
FORMOSAT-3 FM2 DEB591762006-011HDecayedLEO476 / 564 km72.04°12 Apr 2024—
FORMOSAT-3 FM2 DEB591772006-011JDecayedLEO536 / 596 km72.03°10 Mar 2024—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
2006-011
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
15 Apr 2006
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYKRWA0HSQH65PWSBD8

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 2006-011; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.