KOREASAT 116

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite KOREASAT 116 at a glance.

Uptime

1818

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: 1436.096 minutes

Inclination: 0.0181 deg

SMA: 42164.713 km

Apoapsis: 35791.637 km

Periapsis: 35781.518 km

RAAN: 19.4221 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00012

Argument of periapsis: 103.558 deg

Mean anomaly: 125.3265 deg

Mean motion: 1.00271854 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000352 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 11, 2025, 6:37 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 11, 2025, 1:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 KOREASAT 116

TLE line 1: 1 45920U 20048A 25192.56212530 -.00000352 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 45920 0.0181 19.4221 0001200 103.5580 125.3265 1.00271854 18221

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Associated 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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Latest news about this satellite

SpaceX Launches ANASIS-II Military Communications Satellite for South Korea

NASASpaceflight4 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches South Korea’s Anasis-2 military satellite

SpaceNews4 years, 11 months ago

SpaceX rocket nosecone catch years in the making caught on camera

Teslarati4 years, 11 months ago

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