Abstract This paper presents the orbital maneuver (OM) and keeping of FORMOSAT-2 (or FS2, Formosa Satellite #2) since its launch on 20 May 2004. The successful launch put FS2 in a sun-synchronous parking orbit with 729.94km perigee and 743.31 apogee. Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO) then spent 11 days to perform the first orbital maneuver (OM#1) and raised FS2 to its sun-synchronous circular mission orbit at 888.47km altitude. Due to various kinds of disturbances, FS2’s orbit shifts gradually but constantly. Therefore, four times of OM had been performed for orbital keeping. Details of all 5 OMs are described.
Orbital maneuver and keeping of FORMOSAT-2
Acta Astronautica ; 68 , 7-8 ; 1403-1408
2010-09-20
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Orbital maneuver and keeping of FORMOSAT-2
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