Rocsat launched

Taiwan's first satellite, the TRW-built Rocsat 1, was launched on 27 January by a Lockheed Martin Athena 1 booster from Spaceport Florida's commercial launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The $100 million, 400kg (880lb) craft will conduct communications technology experiments and monitor the earth's environment from its 600km orbit. Taiwan has ...

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