KOREASAT 6A (61910)

COSPAR: 2024-206A | Alt Name: Mugunghwa 6A

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 11, 2024

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC39A

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

61910

International Designator

2024-206A

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:34:18 GMT

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Inclination

0.03°

Right Ascension

102.73°

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Argument of Perigee

337.59°

Period

1436.08 min

Mean Motion

1.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

KOREASAT 6A

Alternative Name

Mugunghwa 6A

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

KTSAT

Country

South Korea

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 61910U 24206A   26200.85715522 -.00000365  00000+0  00000+0 0  9999

2 61910   0.0250 102.7348 0001013 337.5905 281.8991 01.00273230  6167

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Summary

KOREASAT 6A, also known as Mugunghwa 6A, is a communication satellite owned by KTSAT and manufactured by THALES using the Spacebus 4000B2 bus configuration. It was launched on November 11, 2024, from Launch Pad LC39A at AFETR (Cape Canaveral) aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 5 meters in length, 2.5 meters in diameter, and spans 38 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It weighs 3500 kg at launch with a dry mass of 2000 kg. KOREASAT 6A is equipped with 20 Ku-band FSS transponders and 6 Ku-band BSS transponders for communication purposes, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its expected operational lifetime is 15 years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.5

Span

Dry Mass

2000

Launch Mass

3500

Shape

Box + 2 Pan

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Visual Magnitude

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Color

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Material Composition

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Technical Details

Payload

Koreasat 6A

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

THALES

Life Expectancy

15 years

Bus

Spacebus 4000B2

Configuration

Spacebus-4000B2

Motor

S400

Equipment

20 Ku-band FSS transponders, 6 Ku-band BSS transponders

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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