What is ROCSAT-2?

What is ROCSAT-2?

ROCSAT-2 is Astrium’s first Earth observation commercial export contract. ROCSAT 2 has a 0.60 m diameter telescope with a 2 m resolution black-and-white imager and an 8 m resolution color imager as well as a detector to study lightning ‘sprites’. ROCSAT 2 was renamed FORMOSAT 2 in December 2004.

What is the difference between ROCSAT 2 and Formosat 2?

ROCSAT 2 has a 0.60 m diameter telescope with a 2 m resolution black-and-white imager and an 8 m resolution color imager as well as a detector to study lightning ‘sprites’. ROCSAT 2 was renamed FORMOSAT 2 in December 2004.

What is the current state of the spacecraft-Formosat-2?

– FormoSat-2 is currently in a good state of health, as investigations of the trending data of each subsystem verified (including RSI, C&DH, TT&C, Power, Thermal, Propulsion, and AOCS). The spacecraft experienced malfunctions of one gyro and one reaction wheel.