Key statistics
Satellite KOREASAT 116 at a glance.
Uptime
1878
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KOREASAT 116.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KOREASAT 116
International designator: 2020-048A
Object number (NORAD): 45920
Object ID (CCSDS): 45920
Country: SOUTH KOREA (SKOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.139 minutes
Inclination: 0.0214 deg
SMA: 42165.562 km
Apoapsis: 35791.73 km
Periapsis: 35783.124 km
RAAN: 116.7582 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00010204
Argument of periapsis: 64.9832 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.0883 deg
Mean motion: 1.00268824 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000364 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KOREASAT 116
TLE line 1: 1 45920U 20048A 25251.97042520 -.00000364 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 45920 0.0214 116.7582 0001020 64.9832 272.0883 1.00268824 18813
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KOREASAT 116.
In-orbit conjunctions
There are no conjunctions computed for KOREASAT 116, at the moment. Check back to stay up to date, as we update our databases every day.
Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ANASIS-II is South Korea's first dedicated military satellite.
KOREASAT 116 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | ANASIS-II’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 20, 2020, 9:30 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | ANASIS-II
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 20, 2020, 9:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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