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FORMOSAT-2

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FORMOSAT-2

Summary

FORMOSAT-2 is an Earth observation satellite[1]. FORMOSAT-2 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • FORMOSAT-2's image is recorded as Model of FORMOSAT-2 in NSPO, Taiwan.JPG[3].
  • FORMOSAT-2's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[4].
  • FORMOSAT-2's operator is recorded as Taiwan Space Agency[5].
  • FORMOSAT-2's follows is recorded as Formosat-1[6].
  • FORMOSAT-2's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2004-018A[7].
  • FORMOSAT-2's Commons category is recorded as FORMOSAT-2[8].
  • FORMOSAT-2's space launch vehicle is recorded as Minotaur-C[9].
  • FORMOSAT-2's SCN is recorded as 28254[10].
  • FORMOSAT-2's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2004-05-20T00:00:00Z[11].
  • FORMOSAT-2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q3mw2[12].
  • FORMOSAT-2's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
  • FORMOSAT-2's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Launch Complex 576[14].
  • FORMOSAT-2's related image is recorded as Democracy Bridge Damaged by Earthquake.jpg[15].

Why It Matters

FORMOSAT-2 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (earth_observation_satellite category, ranking #44 of 214).[2] FORMOSAT-2 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] FORMOSAT-2 is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Earth observation satellite Formosat-1 Formosat-5 Minotaur-C

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). FORMOSAT-2. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/formosat-2
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_formosat-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{FORMOSAT-2}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/formosat-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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