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Koreasat 1

Asia. Koreasat 1 was launched on August 5, 1995 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1995-041ANORAD 23639South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
Mugunghwa 1
Common name
Koreasat 1
Payload designation
Koreasat 1
International designator
1995-041A
NORAD catalog number
23639
GCAT identifier
S23639
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/304

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Koreasat
Owner
KTEL
Country
South Korea
Builder
Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor
Platform (bus)
AS3000

Launch

Date
August 5, 1995 · 11:10 UTC
Launch record
1995-041Partial · 0.75
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,777 km
Apogee
35,793 km
Inclination
0.06°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 31, 2006
End of operations
Jan 31, 2006

Size

Mass
799 kg
Dry mass
612 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,464 kg
Length
3.4 m
Diameter
2.10 m
Span
15.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12595498 (CC0).