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Koreasat 7
Arianespace
Mission type Communications Satellite
Operator KT Sat
COSPAR ID 2017-023A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42691 Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Bus Spacebus-4000B2 [1]
Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space
Start of mission
Launch date00:00, April 5, 2017 (UTC) (2017-04-05T00:00Z) UTC
Rocket Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
Regime Geosynchronous
Longitude116° 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

  1. ^ "Koreasat 7". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ "KT Sat Picks Thales Alenia over Orbital Sciences for Two-satellite Order". spacenews.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Koreasat 7 (Mugunghwa 7)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 November 2022.