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Taiwan Space Agency

Taiwan Space Agency is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Taiwan Space Agency rather than just read about it. In short: Taiwan Space Agency (abbreviated TASA), formerly the National Space Organization (NSPO) from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of Taiwan, under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council. TASA is involved in the development of space technologies and related research.

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Reference excerpt

Taiwan Space Agency (abbreviated TASA), formerly the National Space Organization (NSPO) from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of Taiwan, under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council. TASA is involved in the development of space technologies and related research.

Organization

TASA headquarters and the main ground control station are in Hsinchu. In April 2022, the Legislative Yuan passed a bill that upgraded the NSPO to a directly affiliated agency of the National Science and Technology Council, and renamed Taiwan Space Agency. The TASA is organized as follows:

TASA also has numerous laboratories, such as:

System Simulation Laboratory Thermal Control Laboratory Microwave Communication Laboratory Data Processing Laboratory Attitude Determination and Control Laboratory Electro-optics Laboratory Structure Development Laboratory Electrical Power Laboratory Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) Laboratory

History

1991 10/03The Executive Yuan approved the "Space Technology Long Term (15 years) Developmental Program"; established National Space Program Office.

1994 09/09Held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Satellite Integration & Test Building 11/01Signed a frequency coordination contract with a US company Telecom Strategies 12/12Signed a ground system contract with the US company Allied Signal Technical Service Corponation (ATSC)

1996 06/30The completion of the five domestic component engineering model development; start the manufacture of flight unit.

1997 04/25Held a FORMOSAT-1 antenna installment ceremony at Tainan National Cheng Kung University. 05/16The Spacecraft Bus was delivered to the Satellite Integration & Test Building of National Space Program Office from Los Angeles, USA 07/11The Vice President Lien officiated the opening ceremony of the Satellite Integration & Test Building.

1998 06/21National Science Council announced the result for the "Naming and Drawing Competitions", and finalized that the satellite will be named "FORMOSAT-1" 10/07The completion of FORMOSAT-1 satellite system integration and tests.

1999 01/27FORMOSAT-1 was being launched into the orbit and started executing its scientific missions. 02/13The Ocean Color Imager of FORMOSAT-1 took its first ocean color image. 03/16Dr Wong Hung-Chih took on the Director General position of the National Space Program Office. 06/30Held a contract signing ceremony for the FORMOSAT-2 X-band antenna system. 12/15The commencement of the development of FORMOSAT-2.

2018 02/01Dr. Chun-Liang Lin took on the Director General position of National Space Organization 02/23President Tsai Meets with FORMOSAT-5 Satellite Team 08/03President of the Executive Yuan Ching-te Lai inspected FORMOSAT-7 preparation 09/21FORMOSAT-5 Imagery Service Begins

2019 02/21President Ing-wen Tsai Visited NSPO 06/25FORMOSAT-7 satellites launched into space by SpaceX on Falcon Heavy 07/17FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 successfully observed the first Radio Occultation profile

2020 03/07FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 atmospheric data were released 04/30FORMOSAT-3 constellation Completes its Mission with Honor

2021 01/24YUSAT and IDEASSAT CubeSats launched 02/03Formosat-7 constellation deployment was completed 05/31"Space Development Act" Passes Legislature's 3rd Reading 08/02professor of NCTU and head of Advanced Rocket Research Center Jong-Shin Wu established as new manager of NSPO 09/30Taiwanese seeds return from space 10/27signs contract on collaboration with NanoAvionics

2023 The organization is placed under the direct oversight of the National Science and Technology Council and renamed the Taiwan Space Agency. The Chinese name was not changed.

2025 The agency selected a site in Pingtung County for the construction of Taiwan's National Launch Site. In summer 2025 the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) ceased its involvement in the Taiwan Space Agency's 5G LEO communications satellite project saying that they had realized that satellites were outside of their area of expertise. ITRI was replaced by private firms. In 2025 the National Taipei University of Technology partnered with the Taiwan Space Agency, Institute for Information Industry, and ITRI to offer a three-year intensive program in satellite communications technology.

Taiwanese rocket launch program

TASA developed sounding rocket based on the Sky Bow II surface-to-air missile with added booster. There have been 10 launches as of 2024, with 9 successful flights. A new sounding rocket launch site was completed in 2025. The site features an assembly hall, control building, and a launch area.

Taiwanese designed and built satellites

Formosat (formerly ROCSAT)

The FORMOSAT (福爾摩沙衛星) name derived from Formosa and satellite (formerly ROCSAT (中華衛星), an abbreviation of Republic of China and satellite.

Formosat-1 (formerly ROCSAT-1): Communications and ionospheric research satellite, launched in January 1999. Formosat-2 (formerly ROCSAT-2): Ionospheric research and surface mapping satellite, launched May 2004. Formosat-3/COSMIC: Constellation of six microsatellites to perform GPS occultation studies of the upper atmosphere. Collaborative project with US agencies including NASA, NOAA and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, launched in April 2006. Formosat-5: Optical earth observation and magnetic field research as a successor to the Japanese Reimei mission. Cooperation with Japan and Canada. Launch was originally planned for 2011, it was launched in 2017. Formosat-6 was a micro satellite project, its development was cancelled. Formosat-7 is a group of 6 satellites in low inclination orbits to provide meteorology data at low and mid latitudes. Launch took place in June 2019. Triton, The FORMOSAT-7R (TRITON) is a micro-satellite designed and manufactured by NSPO. It is planned along with the FORMOSAT-7 program, thus it continues to use FORMOSAT serial number and subjoins a letter "R" for identification. Known as the "wind hunter" the satellite will measure sea winds and provide a supplement to the FORMOSAT-7 constellation. The name "Triton" is given due to its mission. Triton was launched on October 8, 2023, by Arianespace SA from the Kourou launch complex in French Guiana. The Triton satellite will be 87% Taiwanese made, an improvement from the Formosat-7's 78%.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Taiwan Space Agency

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Taiwan Space Agency claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Taiwan Space Agency before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Taiwan Space Agency ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Taiwan Space Agency

In research: Taiwan Space Agency appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Taiwan Space Agency in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Taiwan Space Agency is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1991 establishments in Taiwan, Aerospace research institutes, Buildings and structures in Hsinchu, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Taiwan Space Agency outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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