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August 24, 2017

On August 24, 2017, the National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.

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  1. 2017 The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.

    Government space agencies, established by the governments of countries and regioagencies are established as a means for advocating for engaging in activities related to outer space, exploitation of space systems, and/or space exploration. The listings summarize all countries' and regional authorities' space agencies with a comparative summary of demonstrated capabilities.

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