Mission type | Communications Satellite |
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Operator | KT Sat |
COSPAR ID | 2017-023A |
SATCAT no. | 42691 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Spacebus-4000B2[1] |
Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 00:00, April 5, 2017 (UTC) (2017-04-05T00:00Z) UTC |
Rocket | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geosynchronous |
Longitude | 116° E |
Transponders | |
Band | Ku, Ka |
Coverage area | Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, India |
Koreasat 7 (also known as Mugunghwa 7) is a South Korean communications satellite operated by KT SAT, a subsidiary of KT Corporation.[2] Thales Alenia Space was contracted in 2014 to build both it and Koreasat 5A. Koreasat 7A was launched into geosynchronous orbit on 4 May 2017 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle and placed at 116 degrees east longitude to provide coverage over East Asia.[3]
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