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KOREASAT 5A, 42984

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KOREASAT 5A, 42984 is a payload satellite owned by KT Sat (KR) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 30 Oct 2017 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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KOREASAT 5A details

Identifier	42984, 2017-067A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	KT Sat (KR / SKOR)
Manufacturer	Thales Alenia
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	SPACEBUS 4000B2, S400
Mass	~3,700 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2017-10-30 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 38 m
Radar Cross Section	39.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 KOREASAT 5A
1 42984U 17067A   24339.82677530 -.00000337  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 42984   0.0103 330.5340 0001592 271.9334 242.4641  1.00269545 25920

Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T19:50:33.385Z)

Latitude	0.01558°
Longitude	113.13542°
Altitude	35,789.846 km
Speed	3.074 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 19m 33s
True Declination	0° 00' 56"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.03194°
Longitude	-115.71148°
Altitude	35,780.216 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 49m 04s
Apparent Declination	-5° 04' 30"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	02:31:05
Azimuth	309.126° NW
Elevation	-43.345°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,795.006 km
Perigee altitude	35,781.58 km
Semi-major axis	42,166.43 km
Eccentricity	0.0001592
Inclination	0.0103°
RAAN	330.534°
Arg. of periapsis	271.9334°
True anomaly	242.44793°
Mean anomaly	242.4641°
Eccentric anomaly	242.45601°
Mean motion	0.25066 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.18 mins