Koreasat 6
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | KT Corporation |
COSPAR ID | 2010-070B |
SATCAT no. | 37265 |
Mission duration | 15 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | KT, Thales Group |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 29, 2010 |
Rocket | Ariane 5 |
Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | December 16, 2005 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 116° E |
Period | 1,438.0 minutes |
Epoch | August 5, 1995 |
Koreasat 6 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat. Koreasat 6 is the second satellite launched by operator KT (Korea Telecom) Corporation which weighed about 2750 kg at the launching time.[1] This satellite orbital position at 116 degrees East and provides broadcasting services and telecommunications throughout Korea.[2]
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