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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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 KOMPSAT 3
1 38338U 12025B   26079.89164054  .00000463  00000-0  10142-3 0  9990
2 38338  98.1082  38.9269 0006302  42.2086 317.9599 14.62116696738446

Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:23:57.742Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-100.48387°

Altitude

686.033 km

Speed

7.515 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 35m 42s

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

12:20:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

687.872 km

Perigee altitude

678.972 km

Semi-major axis

7,061.559 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

98.1082°

RAAN

38.9269°

Arg. of periapsis

42.2086°

True anomaly

317.91151°

Mean anomaly

317.9599°

Eccentric anomaly

317.93571°

Mean motion

3.65757 °/min

Orbital period

98.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00010142

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

H-2A DEB, 54712 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54714 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 38347

HORYU 2, 38340

H-2A DEB, 54722 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54713 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39006 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54703 (Decayed)

GCOM W1, 38337

H-2A DEB, 54727 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54730 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54738 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54723 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54728 (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.
7 mins	2026-03-21 09:28:36.185Z	34.25° NE	2026-03-21 09:32:36.185Z	106.69° ESE	30.094°	2026-03-21 09:35:36.185Z	158.134° S
5 mins	2026-03-21 11:07:36.185Z	325.788° NNW	2026-03-21 11:09:36.185Z	291.135° WNW	20.846°	2026-03-21 11:12:36.185Z	246.816° WSW
6 mins	2026-03-21 20:32:36.185Z	122.58° SE	2026-03-21 20:35:36.185Z	59.285° ENE	29.037°	2026-03-21 20:38:36.185Z	10.775° NNE
5 mins	2026-03-21 22:10:36.185Z	229.944° WSW	2026-03-21 22:12:36.185Z	263.811° W	20.839°	2026-03-21 22:15:36.185Z	310.723° NW

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KOMPSAT 3, 38338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T21:23:57.742Z)

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

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