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NORAD 29349

KOREASAT 5

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About KOREASAT 5

KOREASAT 5 is a satellite from South Korea, launched on Aug 22, 2006 from Sea Launch.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 113°E, 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.

Koreasat 5 · South Korean communications satellite

Operated by
KT Corporation, Agency for Defense Development
Built by
Alcatel Alenia Space
Mass
4,465 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 363 days its lowest point went from 35,778 km to 35,778 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)
35,77535,78035,78535,79035,795Feb 26May 26Aug 26

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