‘STUNNING’: The satellite, scheduled for launch at 11:30am in Florida, would be able to collect more accurate worldwide meteorological data, the science minister said
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 25, 2019
By: Chien Hui-ju and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer, in Florida and Taipei
Taiwan would “stun the world” with the precision of weather data collected by the Formosat-7
Members of the Formosat-7 team pose in front of the satellite at the National Space Organization in Hsinchu in an undated photograph.
Photo: Chien Hui-ju, Taipei Times
The satellites, which enter their launch window at 11:30 this morning, are to be launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
“We are ready to surprise the world with our space technology,” Chen said, speaking to reporters in Florida.
Chen said that he traveled to Florida personally to demonstrate the high level of importance the ministry placed on its cooperation with the US’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Taiwanese scientists would handle the processing of atmospheric data received from the satellite, he said, adding that the quality of Taiwanese space-related research and equipment was the basis for the ongoing close relationship between the ministry and the NOAA.
Formosat-7 would be able to collect more accurate worldwide meteorological data than any other satellite before it, he said. [FULL STORY]
