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2023
01/06 Taiwan Space Agency officially unveiled its new logo and name.
01/01 Taiwan Space Agency ("TASA") was established.
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2021
05/31 "Space Development Act" Passes Legislature's 3rd Reading
02/03 Formosat-7 deployment was completed
01/24 YUSAT and IDEASSAT CubeSats launched
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2020
04/30 FORMOSAT-3 Completes its Mission with Honor
03/07 FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 atmospheric data were released
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2019
07/17 FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 successfully observed the first Radio Occultation profile
06/25 FORMOSAT-7 satellites launched into space
02/21 President Ing-wen Tsai Visited NSPO
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2018
09/21 FORMOSAT-5 Imagery Service Begins
08/03 President of the Executive Yuan Ching-te Lai inspected FORMOSAT-7 preparation
02/23 President Tsai Meets with FORMOSAT-5 Satellite Team
02/01 Dr. Chun-Liang Lin took on the Director General position of Taiwan Space Agency
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2017
08/25 Completed launch of FORMOSAT-5 satellite
07/15 President of the Executive Yuan Lin Chuan inspected FORMOSAT-5 shipments preparation
05/02 Product Assurance Calibration Laboratory Certified by the Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) "ISO 17025"
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2016
08/19 FORMOSAT-2 Decommissioning after 12-year Services
06/14 Completed FORMOSAT-5 satellite Pre-ship IPT test
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2015
12/08 Obtained 2015 Award for Outstanding Contribution in Science and Technology
10/31 President Ma Ying-jeou Visited NSPO
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2014
11/05 「Photo-annealing method and optical fiber apparatus using the same」Obtained a Gold Medal of iENA 2014
10/07 Successful Flight of SR-10 Science Experiments
03/26 Successful Flight of SR-9 Science Experiments
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2013
06/06 Successful Flight of SR-8 Science Experiments
05/16 FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC 7th Anniversary
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2012
12/26 NSPO Vibration Testing Laboratory Certificated by TAF
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2011
12/05 NSPO Awarded the Certificate of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for EMC and Antenna Test Lab
11/18 NASA Presented Certificate of Appreciation on AMS-02 to NSPO
11/11 Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of NSPO
07/25 NSPO Awarded the Certifications of ISO9001, ISO27001, and ISO14001
05/31 Successful Flight of Experimental Hybrid Rocket
03/31 NSPO and the Tzu Chi Foundation had signed the overseas disaster area satellite image support cooperation memorandum
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2010
07/06 The Legislator Nai-Shin JiangVisited NSPO
05/05 Sounding Rocket 7 Completes Science Experimen
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2009
12/15 The commencement of the development of FORMOSAT-2.
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2008
07/06 The National Science Council approved the implementation of the first satellite of the "Remote Sensing Satellite Program"
05/05 The IPS team won the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Contribution Award (Engineering Category) of the Executive Yuan in 1996 for "Independent R & D of High-resolution Satellite Image Processing System for High Mobility Satellites and Construction of Terminal Stations at Home and Abroad."
01/01 Dr. Jiun-Jih Miau took over as Director General of Taiwan Space Agency.
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2007
11/02 NSPO support Formosat-2 images for aid relief to San Diego wild fire.
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2006
11/12 The President of Executive Hsieh Chang-Ting toured Taiwan Space Agency.
04/15 FORMOSAT-3 was successfully launched at the Vandenberg Launch Complex in the US state of California.
01/28 Sounding Rocket-5 was successfully launched from the Pingtung Chuipeng launch site.
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2005
12/15 The Vice-President Lu Hsiu-lien toured Taiwan Space Agency.
11/12 The President of Executive Hsieh Chang-Ting toured Taiwan Space Agency.
04/01 National Space Program Office was renamed as "National Space Organization (NSPO)" on 1 April
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2004
12/14 Sounding Rocket-4 was successfully launched from the Pingtung Chuipeng launch site.
11/12 The Vice President of Executive Yuan, Yeh Chu-Lan, and the Government Affairs Committee member, Lin Feng-Ching, visited National Space Program Office.
07/04 The first upper atmosphere lightning phenomenon detected by the "Upper Atmosphere Lightning Imager" of FORMOSAT-2
06/18 Announced the mission completion of FORMOSAT-1and its withdrawal.
06/15 National Space Program Office passed the ISO9001: 2000 certification.
06/04 The Remote Sensing Imager of FORMOSAT-2 took the first remote sensing image.
05/21 FORMOSAT-2 was successfully launched at the Vandenberg Launch Complex in the US state of California.
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2003
12/24 Sounding Rocket-3 was successfully launched from the Pingtung Chuipeng launch site.
09/12 The President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-president Lu Hsiu-lien toured National Space Program Office and granted a reward medal with a phrase of celebration "Path Through Satisfaction" as an encouragement for the completion of FORMOSAT-2 integration and testing.
07/25 The Vice-President Lu Hsiu-lien toured National Space Program Office.
06/01 Established National Applied Research Laboratory, with the jurisdiction of National Space Program Office came under its administration.
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2002
12/30 Approved the second phase National Space Technology Long-Term Development Plan. (from 2004 to 2018)
02/18 Commenced the development of FORMOSAT-3.
01/03 The completion of the YamSat satellite flight unit assemble.
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2001
05/03 Signed a "FORMOSAT-3 Collaboration Certificate" with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in the US.
01/31 Dr Li Lo-Chuan took on the Director General position of the National Space Program Office.
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2000
09/05 The Vice-President Lu Hsiu-lien visited National Space Program Office and witnessed the satellite integration and test operation.
07/15 Detected the image of low-density ion holes in the ionospheric layer above the sky of Brazil by the Ionospheric Plasma and Electrodynamics Instrument (IPEI) on FORMOSAT-1.
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1999
12/15 The commencement of the development of FORMOSAT-2.
06/30 Held a contract signing ceremony for the FORMOSAT-2 X-band antenna system.
03/16 Dr Wong Hung-Chih took on the Director General position of the National Space Program Office.
02/13 The Ocean Color Imager of FORMOSAT-1 took its first ocean color image.
01/27 FORMOSAT-1 was being launched into the orbit and started executing its scientific missions.
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1998
10/07 The completion of FORMOSAT-1 satellite system integration and tests.
06/21 National Science Council announced the result for the "Naming and Drawing Competitions", and finalized that the satellite will be named "FORMOSAT-1" .
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1997
07/11 The Vice President Lien officiated the opening ceremony of the Satellite Integration & Test Building.
05/16 The Spacecraft Bus was delivered to the Satellite Integration & Test Building of National Space Program Office from Los Angelus, USA
04/25 Held a FORMOSAT-1 antenna installment ceremony at Tainan National Cheng Kung University.
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1996
06/30 The completion of the five domestic component engineering model development; start the manufacture of flight unit.
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1994
12/12 Signed a ground system contract with the US company Allied Signal Technical Service Corponation (ATSC)
11/01 Signed a frequency coordination contract with an US company Telecom Strategies
09/09 Held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Satellite Integration & Test Building
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1991
10/03 The Executive Yuen approved the "Space Technology Long Term (15 years) Developmental Program"; established National Space Program Office.