KOREASAT 6A

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite KOREASAT 6A at a glance.

Uptime

216

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 6A.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: KOREASAT 6A

International designator: 2024-206A

Object number (NORAD): 61910

Object ID (CCSDS): 61910

Country: SOUTH KOREA (SKOR)

Current information (Y/N): Y

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.098 minutes

Inclination: 0.0129 deg

SMA: 42164.753 km

Apoapsis: 35791.518 km

Periapsis: 35781.719 km

RAAN: 43.5027 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0001162

Argument of periapsis: 53.4284 deg

Mean anomaly: 246.9623 deg

Mean motion: 1.00271709 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000349 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: June 15, 2025, 2:25 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: June 14, 2025, 9:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 KOREASAT 6A

TLE line 1: 1 61910U 24206A 25165.90119505 -.00000349 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 61910 0.0129 43.5027 0001162 53.4284 246.9623 1.00271709 2155

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite KOREASAT 6A.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

KOREASAT 6A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-69’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.

The launch took place on Nov. 11, 2024, 9:28 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-69
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-69

Agency: SpaceX

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Nov. 11, 2024, 9:28 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

News about space launch
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches customer payloads, China fly resupply mission to Tiangong

While SpaceX is preparing to fly Starship on its sixth integrated test flight this week, the company flew one satellite and plans to fly two more to geostationary transfer orbit this week. Koreasat 6A has flown while Optus-X and GSAT-20 are also scheduled...

News about space launch
SpaceX sends 24 more Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX sent 24 more Starlink high-speed internet satellites into orbit on Monday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40...

News about space launch
SpaceX completes double launch day with Starlink 6-69 launch

The mission carried into orbit 24 V2 Mini Starlink satellites, which appears to be the maximum that can be flown on a single Falcon 9 launch. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened on Monday, Nov. 11 at 4:28 p.m. EST (2128 UTC)...


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