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NORAD 25894

ABS 7 (KOREASAT 3)

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About ABS 7 (KOREASAT 3)

ABS 7 (KOREASAT 3) is a satellite from South Korea, launched on Sep 4, 1999 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 43°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

ABS-7 · communication satellite operated by ABS

Operated by
Agility Beyond Space

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 366 days its lowest point went from 35,847 km to 35,851 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,84035,86035,88035,900Feb 26May 26Aug 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.