Koreasat 6
South Korea's communications satellite launched in 2010
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | KT Corporation |
COSPAR ID | 2010-070B |
SATCAT no. | 37265 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | KT, Thales Group |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 28, 2010 (2010-12-28) |
Rocket | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | December 16, 2005 (2005-12-17) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 116° E |
Period | 1,438.0 minutes |
Epoch | August 5, 1995 (1995-08-05) |
Koreasat 6 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat. Koreasat 6 is the second satellite launched by operator KT (Korea Telecom) Corporation which weighed about 2750 kg at the launching time.[1] This satellite orbital position at 116 degrees East and provides broadcasting services and telecommunications throughout Korea.[2]
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South Korean space program
- Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)
- Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)
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- Agency for Defense Development (ADD)
- KAIST Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC)
- National Space Committee
- ROKAF space operations center
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