Koreasat
South Korean communications satellites
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Koreasat is a series of South Korean communications satellites operated by KT SAT, a subsidiary of KT Corporation.
Satellites
Designation | Other name | COSPAR ID | SATCAT no. | Launch Date | Launch Vehicle | Launch Site | Orbit | Longitude | Status | Retirement | Remarks | Source |
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Koreasat 1 | Kt Corporation | 1995-041A | 23639 | 1995-08-05 | Delta II 7925 | Cape Canaveral | GSO | 116ºE | Operational | March 13, 2023 | ||
Koreasat 2 | 1996-003A | 23768 | 1996-01-14 | Delta II | Cape Canaveral | GSO | 116ºE | Operational | [1] | |||
Koreasat 3 | ABS-7 | 1999-046A | 25894 | 1999-09-04 | Ariane 42P | Kourou | GSO | 116.1ºE | Operational | [2] | ||
Koreasat 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Unused because the number four is associated with death in Korea | |
Koreasat 5 | ANASIS-I | 2006-034A | 29349 | 2006-08-22 | Zenit 3SL | Odyssey | GSO | 113ºE | Operational | |||
Koreasat 5A | 2017-067A | 42984 | 2017-10-30 | Falcon 9 Full Thrust | Cape Canaveral | GSO | 113ºE | Operational | [3] | |||
Koreasat 6 | 2010-070B | 37265 | 2010-12-29 | Ariane 5 | Kourou | GSO | 116ºE | Operational | [4] | |||
Koreasat 7 | 2017-023A | 42691 | 2017-05-04 | Ariane 5 | Kourou | GSO | 116ºE | Operational | [5] | |||
Koreasat 8 | ABS-2 | 2014-006A | 39508 | 2014-02-06 | Ariane 5 | Kourou | GSO | 75ºE | Operational | [6][7] | ||
Koreasat 116 | ANASIS-II | 2020-048A | 45920 | 2020-07-20 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cape Canaveral | GSO | 116ºE | Operational | [8] |
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- Agency for Defense Development (ADD)
- KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC)
- National Space Committee
- ROKAF space operations center