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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / SKORRelated business
Manufacturer
AP Aerospace
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
KOMPSAT, AOCS?
Mass
1,112 kg wet, 1,039 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Cyl + 3 Pan, 3.3 m
Radar Cross Section
9.888 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 KOMPSAT 3A
1 40536U 15014A 25258.92980473 .00018195 00000-0 46434-3 0 9991
2 40536 97.6661 228.7901 0006350 98.5793 261.6172 15.39543323579429Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T22:18:55.128Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
-101.067°
Altitude
451.203 km
Speed
7.641 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 15m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:17:18
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
448.742 km
Perigee altitude
440.078 km
Semi-major axis
6,822.547 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
97.6661°
RAAN
228.7901°
Arg. of periapsis
98.5793°
True anomaly
261.54522°
Mean anomaly
261.6172°
Eccentric anomaly
261.58121°
Mean motion
3.85144 °/min
Orbital period
93.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00046434
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2015 (2015-03-25 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 11:20:45.094Z | 355.48° N | 2025-09-16 11:23:45.094Z | 280.092° WNW | 32.747° | 2025-09-16 11:26:45.094Z | 215.807° SW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-16 21:51:45.094Z | 140.159° SSE | 2025-09-16 21:53:45.094Z | 54.878° ENE | 36.888° | 2025-09-16 21:55:45.094Z | 3.707° NNE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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