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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

KR / 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 KOMPSAT 3
1 38338U 12025B   26263.62783312  .00000246  00000-0  57977-4 0  9997
2 38338  98.1282 219.4929 0005554 161.4511 198.6894 14.62274680765295

Epoch: 2026-09-20T15:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T15:04:04.781Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-6.04631°

Altitude

692.547 km

Speed

7.508 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 37m 58s

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

13:49:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

686.835 km

Perigee altitude

678.992 km

Semi-major axis

7,061.051 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

98.1282°

RAAN

219.4929°

Arg. of periapsis

161.4511°

True anomaly

198.66902°

Mean anomaly

198.6894°

Eccentric anomaly

198.67921°

Mean motion

3.65796 °/min

Orbital period

98.42 mins

BSTAR

0.000057977

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

H-2A DEB, 43398 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54734 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54736 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39003 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54712 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54738 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54717 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54723 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54713 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54721 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39004 (Decayed)

GCOM W1, 38337

H-2A DEB, 54714 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 38345 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54716 (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	2026-09-20 21:44:40.749Z	194.75° SSW	2026-09-20 21:48:40.749Z	255.836° W	37.265°	2026-09-20 21:52:40.749Z	327.179° NNW
7 mins	2026-09-21 09:43:40.749Z	31.448° NE	2026-09-21 09:46:40.749Z	114.595° SE	52.479°	2026-09-21 09:50:40.749Z	176.805° S
4 mins	2026-09-21 11:21:40.749Z	320.422° NNW	2026-09-21 11:23:40.749Z	291.189° WNW	15.757°	2026-09-21 11:25:40.749Z	264.077° W
5 mins	2026-09-21 20:45:40.749Z	142.682° SSE	2026-09-21 20:48:40.749Z	90.186° ESE	48.988°	2026-09-21 20:50:40.749Z	19.731° NNE

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KOMPSAT 3, 38338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-20T15:04:04.781Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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