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SpaceX Signs Contract For Taiwanese Satellite Launch

Formosat-5 Will Launch As Early As December 2013

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the National Space Organization (NSPO) have signed contract for the launch of NSPO's Earth Observation Satellite, Formosat-5. The spacecraft will be used to continue the image data service for civilian users and may also carry instruments to conduct space research and scientific experiments.

NSPO, the civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), is involved in the development of space exploration, satellite construction and development as well as related research, technologies and infrastructure, including the FORMOSAT series of Earth observation satellites. With Formosat-5, NSPO aims to build up capabilities for independent development of spacecraft and payload instruments.

"The launch of Formosat-5 will build on the successful launch and operation of the FORMOSAT satellites, " said Dr. H.P. Chang, Formosat-5 Program Manager of NSPO.  "SpaceX's approach to launch services is very well-aligned with our goals and objectives for the program."


Formosat-5 Artist's Rendering

"With over 40 flights now on manifest, SpaceX is positioned to deliver launch services across the increasingly varied needs of our commercial and government customers," said Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX. Formosat-5 is slated to launch as early as December 2013 from the SpaceX launch site on Omelek Island at the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific, about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii.

FMI: www.spacex.com
 

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