Koreasat

Koreasat is a series of South Korean communications satellites operated by KT SAT, a subsidiary of KT Corporation. Some satellites were sold to other operators.

Satellites

DesignationOther nameCOSPAR IDSATCAT no.Launch DateLaunch VehicleLaunch SiteOrbitLongitudeStatusRetirementRemarksSource
Koreasat 1Europe*Star B1995-041A236391995-08-05Delta II 7925Cape CanaveralGSO116ºERetiredDecember 16, 2005
Koreasat 2ABS-1A1996-003A237681996-01-14Delta IICape CanaveralGSO116ºERetired2015[1]
Koreasat 3ABS-71999-046A258941999-09-04Ariane 42PKourouGSO116.1ºEOperational[2]
Koreasat 4----------Unused because the number four is associated with death in Korea
Koreasat 5ANASIS-I2006-034A293492006-08-22Zenit 3SLOdysseyGSO113ºEOperational
Koreasat 5A2017-067A429842017-10-30Falcon 9 Full ThrustCape CanaveralGSO113ºEOperational[3]
Koreasat 62010-070B372652010-12-29Ariane 5KourouGSO116ºEOperational[4]
Koreasat 72017-023A426912017-05-04Ariane 5KourouGSO116ºEOperational[5]
Koreasat 8ABS-22014-006A395082014-02-06Ariane 5KourouGSO75ºEOperational[6][7]
Koreasat 116ANASIS-II2020-048A459202020-07-20Falcon 9 Block 5Cape CanaveralGSO116ºEOperational[8]

References


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