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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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 KOMPSAT 3
1 38338U 12025B   25322.51020222  .00000946  00000-0  19977-3 0  9998
2 38338  98.3283 276.9228 0006886  49.6362 310.5439 14.61667279720568

Epoch: 2025-11-18T12:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T12:14:41.471Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

35.45475°

Altitude

687.618 km

Speed

7.514 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 27m 41s

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

11:49:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

689.744 km

Perigee altitude

680.017 km

Semi-major axis

7,063.018 km

Eccentricity

0.00069

Inclination

98.3283°

RAAN

276.9228°

Arg. of periapsis

49.6362°

True anomaly

310.4839°

Mean anomaly

310.5439°

Eccentric anomaly

310.51391°

Mean motion

3.65643 °/min

Orbital period

98.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00019977

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

H-2A DEB, 54703 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54736 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 38346

H-2A DEB, 54717 (Decayed)

GCOM W1, 38337

H-2A DEB, 38345 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 54728 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 39006 (Decayed)

H-2A R/B, 38341

SDS-4, 38339

H-2A DEB, 54733 (Decayed)

H-2A DEB, 38347

HORYU 2, 38340

H-2A DEB, 54737 (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	2025-11-19 21:13:57.444Z	174.347° S	2025-11-19 21:16:57.444Z	234.275° WSW	43.753°	2025-11-19 21:20:57.444Z	342.082° N
6 mins	2025-11-20 09:11:57.444Z	47.19° ENE	2025-11-20 09:14:57.444Z	98.459° ESE	24.113°	2025-11-20 09:17:57.444Z	146.861° SSE
6 mins	2025-11-20 10:49:57.444Z	335.289° NNW	2025-11-20 10:51:57.444Z	297.72° NW	26.116°	2025-11-20 10:55:57.444Z	233.506° WSW

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KOMPSAT 3, 38338

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-18T12:14:41.471Z)

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Orbital elements

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

KOMPSAT 3 Visibility forecast

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