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KOREASAT 6
Operational
Payload
GEO
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Launch
Launch date
December 29, 2010 at 09:27 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 5 ECA →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Hispasat-1E & Koreasat 6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,795 km
Periapsis
35,778 km
Inclination
0.01°
Orbital period
1436.11 min
Spacecraft
Operator
KT Corporation
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
2,850 kg
Dry mass
1,150 kg
Design lifetime
15 years
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2010-070B
NORAD catalog №
37265
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
South Korea
Radar cross-section
19.9526 m²
Status
Operational
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