KOREASAT 7, 42691
Orbit data source: Space-Track
KOREASAT 7, 42691 is a payload satellite owned by KT Sat (KR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 04 May 2017 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 4000B2, S400
Mass
~3,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
21.380 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 KOREASAT 7
1 42691U 17023A 25318.76158155 -.00000358 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998
2 42691 0.0326 18.1051 0001604 201.3356 224.7600 1.00272869 31226Epoch: 2025-11-14T18:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-14T18:16:40.645Z)
Latitude
0.02509°
Longitude
115.89594°
Altitude
35,790.61 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 36m 39s
True Declination
0° 01' 30"
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
21:09:24
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,794.125 km
Perigee altitude
35,780.598 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.498 km
Eccentricity
0.00016
Inclination
0.0326°
RAAN
18.1051°
Arg. of periapsis
201.3356°
True anomaly
224.74706°
Mean anomaly
224.76°
Eccentric anomaly
224.75353°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.13 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #23 in the year 2017 (2017-05-04 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.KOREASAT 7 Visibility
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