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FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, 58017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, 58017 is a payload satellite owned by TASA (TW) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 09 Oct 2023 UTC via a VEGA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

58017, 2023-155B

Orbit

SSO

Country

TW / TWN

Related business

Taiwan Space Agency (TW)

Manufacturer

TASA

Mission

Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

TRITON, Unknown motor

Mass

241 kg wet, 241 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-10-09 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

VEGA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.397 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON
1 58017U 23155B   26154.21415340  .00001620  00000-0  16926-3 0  9991
2 58017  97.8351 235.7058 0002560 109.1767 250.9728 14.91072835144147

Epoch: 2026-06-03T05:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T05:08:22.853Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-93.0654°

Altitude

598.21 km

Speed

7.56 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 42m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:04:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

593.396 km

Perigee altitude

589.828 km

Semi-major axis

6,969.749 km

Eccentricity

0.00026

Inclination

97.8351°

RAAN

235.7058°

Arg. of periapsis

109.1767°

True anomaly

250.94507°

Mean anomaly

250.9728°

Eccentric anomaly

250.95893°

Mean motion

3.73007 °/min

Orbital period

96.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00016926

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-06-03 18:34:47.675Z	3.807° NNE	2026-06-03 18:38:47.675Z	278.093° WNW	40.361°	2026-06-03 18:41:47.675Z	210.033° SW
7 mins	2026-06-04 05:25:47.675Z	164.738° S	2026-06-04 05:28:47.675Z	30.45° NE	44.896°	2026-06-04 05:32:47.675Z	348.424° N

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FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, 58017

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-03T05:08:22.853Z)

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