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Koreasat 1

Delta 7925 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 5, 1995, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 5, 1995 · 11:10 UTCLaunch 1995-041Launch no. 4,005 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomePartial · 0.75stage 0 separation failure; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyMDSSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 5, 1995, 11:10
Launch designation
1995-041
Mission
Koreasat 1
Vehicle flight ID
D228

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,319 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS75 · S0S*

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Mugunghwa 11995-041ANORAD 23639Korea TelecomCommunications799 kgIn orbit

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.