Satellite information
| COSMIC-A (Formosat-3A, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate) | |
| Owner/operator country | Taiwan/USA |
| Owner | National Space Program Office (NSPO)/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO |
| Use | Government/Civil |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Type of orbit | LEO, Sun-sync. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of contractor | USA |
| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch vehicle | Minotaur |
| NORAD | 29047 |
| COSPAR | 2006-011A |
| Expected lifetime | 2 yrs. |
| Launch date | 4/15/2006 12:00:00 AM |
| Comments | “. . . Provide atmospheric data daily in real time over thousands of points on Earth for both research and operational weather forecasting by measuring the bending of radio signals from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) as the signals pass through |