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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). 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

42984, 2017-067A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

KT Corp. (Korea Telecom) (Unknown / 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 (8 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 12 hours ago

0 KOREASAT 5A
1 42984U 17067A   25193.86849459 -.00000350  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 42984   0.0103  46.9665 0001224  56.6997 253.1397  1.00272933 28120

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:50:37.932Z)

Latitude

-0.0264°

Longitude

113.1397°

Altitude

35,787.278 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 47m 11s

True Declination

0° 01' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02885°

Longitude

-71.737°

Altitude

35,783.903 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 12m 35s

Apparent Declination

-5° 01' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:54:32

Azimuth

309.156° NW

Elevation

-43.292°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,792.505 km

Perigee altitude

35,782.182 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.481 km

Eccentricity

0.00012

Inclination

0.0103°

RAAN

46.9665°

Arg. of periapsis

56.6997°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

253.1397°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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FALCON 9 R/B, 42985 (Decayed)

KOREASAT 5A Visibility

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