# FORMOSAT-5
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: tasa
- **platform**: formosat-5-bus
- **launch vehicle**: spacex-falcon-9
- **actual launch**: 2017-08-24
- **current status**: extended
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous LEO, about 720 km
- **swath km**: 24
- **revisit days**: 2
- **tasking supported**: true
- **current geographic priority**: Taiwan and global land imaging tasking
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: tasa
- **attributes**: {"operator":"tasa","platform":"formosat-5-bus","launch_vehicle":"spacex-falcon-9","actual_launch":"2017-08-24","current_status":"extended","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous LEO, about 720 km","swath_km":24,"revisit_days":2,"tasking_supported":true,"current_geographic_priority":"Taiwan and global land imaging tasking"}

## Editorial
FORMOSAT-5 is a Taiwanese sun-synchronous LEO Earth-observation mission launched on 2017-08-24 by Falcon 9 and operating in an extended mission at about 720 km altitude [^spacex-f5-presskit][^nspo-f5-satellite]. It carries the FORMOSAT-5 RSI payload for land imaging, with a 24 km swath, approximately two-day revisit, and tasking support [^nspo-f5-payloads]. Operational fit includes high-resolution optical collection for Taiwan and global land imaging, disaster-damage assessment, and land-cover-change monitoring [^nspo-f5-payloads].

## Compositional position
- FORMOSAT-5 --[mission_payloads]--> formosat-5-rsi (products)
- FORMOSAT-5 --[mission_buses]--> formosat-5-bus (products)
- FORMOSAT-5 --[related]--> formosat-5-aip (products)
- FORMOSAT-5 --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- FORMOSAT-5 --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)

## Sources
- [nspo-f5-satellite] | NSPO FORMOSAT-5 satellite | https://web.archive.org/web/20170826094314/http://www.nspo.narl.org.tw/en2016/projects/FORMOSAT-5/satellite.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [nspo-f5-payloads] | NSPO FORMOSAT-5 payloads | https://web.archive.org/web/20170822055457/http://www.nspo.narl.org.tw/en2016/projects/FORMOSAT-5/payloads.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [spacex-f5-presskit] | SpaceX FORMOSAT-5 mission press kit | https://web.archive.org/web/20170825013258/http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/formosat5presskit.pdf | tier=operator-engineering | accessed=2026-06-21

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