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KORSAT-1 (59452)
COSPAR: 2024-066L | Alt Name: 425 Project SAR
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 7, 2024
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC39A
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
59452
International Designator
2024-066L
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:09:29 GMT
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Inclination
45.41°
Right Ascension
69.91°
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Argument of Perigee
251.42°
Period
96.10 min
Mean Motion
14.98 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
KORSAT-1
Alternative Name
425 Project SAR
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
DAPA
Country
South Korea
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 59452U 24066L 26201.83992251 .00001881 00000+0 17416-3 0 9992
2 59452 45.4114 69.9104 0006625 251.4208 108.5950 14.98399901125106
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Summary
KORSAT-1, also known as 425 Project SAR, is a reconnaissance satellite equipped with SAR technology, launched by DAPA from South Korea on April 7, 2024, using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from LC39A at AFETR. The spacecraft has dimensions of 2.9 meters in length and 1.9 meters in diameter with a span of 6 meters. It has a dry mass of 750 kg and a launch mass of 800 kg, powered by four deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The satellite is part of the CAS500 bus manufactured by KRAI and is stabilized in space with a hexagonal shape plus three panels configuration. Its primary mission involves radar reconnaissance.
Physical Characteristics
Length
2.9
Diameter
1.9
Span
6
Dry Mass
750
Launch Mass
800
Shape
Hex+3 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
425 Project SAR 1
Purpose
Reconnaissance, radar
Mission
Reconnaissance, radar
Manufacturer
KRAI
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
CAS500
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
?
Equipment
SAR
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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