00:00The first part of Taiwan's domestically developed satellite constellation has successfully entered orbit.
00:18Launched on a SpaceX rocket from California along with over 100 other satellites,
00:23the FOMROSAT-8 is one of eight small satellites that will link together.
00:26They'll provide data on agricultural monitoring, disaster relief and environmental surveillance.
00:3284% of the satellite was made in Taiwan.
00:35Taiwan's Space Agency waited eagerly for its first contact as it passed over Norway.
00:56The satellite constellation is expected to be completed by 2031.
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