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NORAD 43823

GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

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About GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

GEO-KOMPSAT-2A is a satellite from South Korea, launched on Dec 4, 2018 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 128°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.

Chollian-2A · South Korean geostationary weather satellite

Operated by
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Mass
3,507 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 366 days its lowest point went from 35,782 km to 35,781 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)
35,78035,79035,800Feb 26May 26Aug 26

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