Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-08-03
Formosat-7, a cooperative project between Taiwan and the United States, will be sent to
Premier William Lai (2nd from right) Friday inspected the preparation work for the satellite at the National Space Organization in the northern city of Hsinchu. (CNA photo)
the US in September. It will be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida by the end of this year at the earliest.
Premier William Lai says the satellite will gather more atmospheric data for more accurate weather prediction. Lai was speaking Friday while inspecting the preparation work for the satellite at the National Space Organization in the northern city of Hsinchu.
Lai said Formosat-7 is free from land, ocean and even weather considerations. He said the satellite will transmit three to four times more data than the earlier Formosat-3.
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