KOREASAT 5

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KOREASAT 5 is classified as:

Geostationary
Military
TV

NORAD ID: 29349

Int'l Code: 2006-034A

Perigee: 35,785.2 km

Apogee: 35,803.6 km

Inclination: 1.2 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: 19.9526 m² (large)

Launch date: August 22, 2006
Source: South Korea (SKOR)
Launch site: SEA LAUNCH (SEAL)

Koreasat 5 will be South Korea's first combined civil and military communications satellite. Alcatel Space will supply both the multimission satellite and its ground control system, along with launch and early operations phase (LEOP) support. Based on the new-generation Spacebus-4000C1 platform from Alcatel Space, Koreasat 5 will feature a state-of-the-art broadband payload, including new technologies developed within the scope of the Syracuse III program.

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Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC