GEO-KOMPSAT-2B

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GEO-KOMPSAT-2B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 45246

Int'l Code: 2020-013B

Perigee: 35,792.2 km

Apogee: 35,796.7 km

Inclination: 0.0 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42165 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: February 18, 2020
Source: South Korea (SKOR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

GEO-KOMPSAT-2B is a geostationary satellite built and owned by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The 7,449-pound (3,379-kilogram) spacecraft carries instruments to monitor the environment and oceans across the Asia-Pacific region. GEO-KOMPSAT-2B features two sensors: An ocean color imager made by Airbus in Europe and a spectrometer from Ball Aerospace in Colorado. The satellite platform itself was manufactured in South Korea. The GEO-Kompsat 2B satellite is designed to operate at least 10 years, collecting information on marine environments around the Korean Peninsula, fishery ecosystems, aerosol transport in the atmosphere, and air quality over Korea.

1 45246U 20013B   25192.89904671 -.00000334  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 45246   0.0113 226.6384 0000533 348.0876 167.2416  1.00269265 19846

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC