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KOMPSAT 3, 38338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KOMPSAT 3, 38338 is a payload satellite owned by KARI (KR) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 17 May 2012 UTC via an H-IIA 202 launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

38338, 2012-025B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / SKOR

Related business

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KR)

Manufacturer

KARI

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

KOMPSAT, Unknown motor

Mass

~800 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2012-05-17 (14 years ago)

Launch vehicle

H-IIA 202

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center (TNSTA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

10.510 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 hours ago

TLE from 3 hours ago

0 KOMPSAT 3
1 38338U 12025B   26007.89195331  .00000707  00000-0  15155-3 0  9993
2 38338  98.3359 327.6841 0004667 239.4897 120.5843 14.61755576727927

Epoch: 2026-01-07T21:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-07T21:24:24.765Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-100.87297°

Altitude

692.174 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 50m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:13:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

687.892 km

Perigee altitude

681.3 km

Semi-major axis

7,062.733 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

98.3359°

RAAN

327.6841°

Arg. of periapsis

239.4897°

True anomaly

120.63033°

Mean anomaly

120.5843°

Eccentric anomaly

120.60731°

Mean motion

3.65665 °/min

Orbital period

98.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00015155

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 UTC)

H-2A DEB, 54730 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 43397 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39006 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39003 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54716 (Decayed)

GCOM W1, 38337

SDS-4, 38339

H-2A DEB, 54721 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54725 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54722 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54737 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54720 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 38347

HORYU 2, 38340

H-2A DEB, 54740 (Decayed)

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KOMPSAT 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2026-01-08 09:28:51.715Z	31.495° NE	2026-01-08 09:32:51.715Z	94.523° ESE	30.818°	2026-01-08 09:36:51.715Z	163.208° S
5 mins	2026-01-08 11:07:51.715Z	331.168° NNW	2026-01-08 11:09:51.715Z	299.397° NW	20.465°	2026-01-08 11:12:51.715Z	251.718° W
7 mins	2026-01-08 20:32:51.715Z	129.246° SE	2026-01-08 20:35:51.715Z	74.532° E	30.828°	2026-01-08 20:39:51.715Z	6.269° NNE
5 mins	2026-01-08 22:11:51.715Z	237.433° WSW	2026-01-08 22:13:51.715Z	272.218° WNW	19.886°	2026-01-08 22:16:51.715Z	313.765° NW

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KOMPSAT 3, 38338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-07T21:24:24.765Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 2012 (2012-05-17 UTC)

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