國家太空中心
The National Space Organization (NSPO) was the national civilian space agency of Taiwan from 1991 to 2023. It was responsible for developing space technologies and conducting related research, including the launch of the FORMOSAT series of satellites. In 2023, NSPO was reorganized and renamed the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), becoming a legal entity under the National Science and Technology Council. Key activities include implementing national space programs and promoting the development of Taiwan's space industry.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
COSMIC-2 is a joint program of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Taiwan’s National Space Organization, NOAA, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research that launched in 2019.
Wu Jong-shinn is the Director-General of the National Space Organization and took office on 2021-08-02.
The National Space Organization plans to develop a second low Earth orbit communications satellite for the Beyond 0.005 kg project, with launch planned for 2025 or 2026.
On 2021-09-14, President Tsai Ing-wen visited the National Space Organization at the Hsinchu Science Park.
The STP-2 payload includes six COSMIC-2 satellites developed by NOAA and Taiwan’s National Space Organization to collect GPS radio occultation data for weather forecasting.
Taiwan’s National Space Organization purchased COSMIC-2 satellites from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Taiwan’s National Space Organization led integration and testing of the original COSMIC satellites built by Orbital Science Corp., which is now part of Northrop Grumman.