Taiwan’s FORMOSAT-5 Was Launched to Space Successfully And Has Contacted with Taiwan Ground Station
福爾摩沙衛星五號順利發射並成功與台灣通聯

FORMOSAT-5, an MIT-Made in Taiwan  satellite， was launched on August 24 at 11:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from the U.S. Vandenberg Air Force Base by SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.  As of the status at 8:10 p.m.August 24 , which was at the 5^th revolution of FORMOSAT-5, Taiwan’s Chungli ground station has communicated with FORMOSAT-5 successfully.  FORMOSAT-5 operates in a sun synchronous orbit at 720-km altitude with 98.27-degree inclination angle.  It revolves around the earth 14.5 orbits per day.  It can take image over the globe with 2-day revisit cycle.  The mission life is 5 years.

臺灣自製的福爾摩沙衛星五號於8月24日早上11時51分（美西時間），在美國加州范登堡空軍基地，由SpaceX公司的獵鷹九號(Falcon-9)火箭搭載，發射升空。24日 下午8時10分，福衛五號在軌道繞行第五圈時，進入台灣地面站的通訊範圍，成功與位在中壢的地面站進行通聯。

福衛五號運行於高度720公里、傾角98.27度之太陽同步軌道，約99分鐘繞行地球一週，每日繞行地球約14.5圈，每兩日通過台灣上空一次，取像範圍涵蓋全球，任務壽命5年。