Engineering:Koreasat 7
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Short description: South Korean satellite
 Arianespace | |
| Mission type | Communications Satellite |
|---|---|
| Operator | KT Sat |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus-4000B2[1] |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 00:00, April 5, 2017 (UTC) 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]
References
- ↑ "Koreasat 7". http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreasat7.html.
- ↑ "KT Sat Picks Thales Alenia over Orbital Sciences for Two-satellite Order". spacenews.com. 12 May 2014. http://spacenews.com/40540kt-sat-picks-thales-alenia-over-orbital-sciences-for-two-satellite/.
- ↑ "Koreasat 7 (Mugunghwa 7)" (in en). https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/koreasat-7.htm.
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