# TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R)
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: tasa
- **platform**: triton-microsatellite-bus
- **launch vehicle**: arianespace-vega
- **actual launch**: 2023-10-09
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Global ocean surface wind retrieval for weather forecasting
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: tasa
- **attributes**: {"operator":"tasa","platform":"triton-microsatellite-bus","launch_vehicle":"arianespace-vega","actual_launch":"2023-10-09","current_status":"operational","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit","tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Global ocean surface wind retrieval for weather forecasting"}

## Editorial
TRITON / FORMOSAT-7R is a Taiwanese GNSS-reflectometry weather and ocean mission for sea-surface wind retrieval.[^tasa-triton-events][^wiki-triton] It launched on Vega flight VV23 from the Guiana Space Centre on 2023-10-09 UTC.[^arianespace-vv23] The mission carries a GNSS-R payload on a mission-specific microsatellite bus and operates in Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.[^tasa-triton-events][^wiki-triton] Wind-speed products were released on 2024-05-31, supporting operational sea-surface wind retrieval for weather forecasting and ocean-surface wind applications.[^tasa-triton-events]

## Compositional position
- TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R) --[mission_payloads]--> triton-gnss-r (products)
- TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R) --[mission_buses]--> triton-microsatellite-bus (products)
- TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R) --[related-topic]--> ocean-surface-winds (topics)
- TRITON (FORMOSAT-7R) --[related-topic]--> weather-nowcasting (topics)

## Sources
- [tasa-triton-events] | Taiwan Space Agency events: Triton launch and wind speed products | https://www.tasa.org.tw/en-US | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [arianespace-vv23] | Flight VV23 success to the benefit of Thailand, Taiwan and cubesats | https://newsroom.arianespace.com/flight-vv23-success-to-the-benefit-of-thailand-taiwan-and-cubesats/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21
- [wiki-triton] | TRITON mission summary | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRITON | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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