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KOMPSAT 3A, 40536

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KOMPSAT 3A, 40536 is a payload satellite owned by KARI (KR) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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

40536, 2015-014A

Orbit

SSO

Country

KR / SKOR

Related business

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KR)

Manufacturer

AP Aerospace

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

KOMPSAT, AOCS?

Mass

1,112 kg wet, 1,039 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-03-25 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 3.3 m

Radar Cross Section

9.888 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 KOMPSAT 3A
1 40536U 15014A   26257.93400038  .00026264  00000-0  32560-3 0  9997
2 40536  97.6933 256.2127 0049038 204.7755 155.1145 15.58539161635770

Epoch: 2026-09-14T22:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T22:24:57.632Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-73.9346°

Altitude

425.17 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 04m 51s

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

20:06:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

421.995 km

Perigee altitude

355.628 km

Semi-major axis

6,766.948 km

Eccentricity

0.0049

Inclination

97.6933°

RAAN

256.2127°

Arg. of periapsis

204.7755°

True anomaly

155.34966°

Mean anomaly

155.1145°

Eccentric anomaly

155.23221°

Mean motion

3.89901 °/min

Orbital period

92.33 mins

BSTAR

0.0003256

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2015 (2015-03-25 UTC)

SL-24 R/B, 40541

SL-24 DEB, 40537 (Decayed)

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KOMPSAT 3A 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.
5 mins	2026-09-15 12:50:17.930Z	14.399° NNE	2026-09-15 12:53:17.930Z	157.729° S	74.893°	2026-09-15 12:55:17.930Z	189.422° SSW

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KOMPSAT 3A, 40536

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-14T22:24:57.632Z)

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2015 (2015-03-25 UTC)

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