Key statistics
Satellite KOMPSAT-7 at a glance.
Uptime
26
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for KOMPSAT-7.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KOMPSAT-7
International designator: 2025-279A
Object number (NORAD): 66820
Object ID (CCSDS): 66820
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.945 minutes
Inclination: 97.6456 deg
SMA: 6942.403 km
Apoapsis: 571.184 km
Periapsis: 557.352 km
RAAN: 306.4383 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00099618
Argument of periapsis: 210.1649 deg
Mean anomaly: 149.9002 deg
Mean motion: 15.00852608 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003037 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024332786 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 27, 2025, 3:23 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 26, 2025, 7:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KOMPSAT-7
TLE line 1: 1 66820U 25279A 25360.81413337 .00003037 00000-0 24333-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66820 97.6456 306.4383 0009962 210.1649 149.9002 15.00852608 3763
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KOMPSAT-7.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
KOMPSAT-7 is the follow-up model of KOMPSAT-3A whose mission is to provide high-resolution satellite images to satisfy South-Korea's governmental and institutional needs.
KOMPSAT-7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7’, on board a Vega-C space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 1, 2025, 5:21 p.m. from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV).
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Vega-C | KOMPSAT-7
Agency: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 1, 2025, 5:21 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Vega-C
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Latest news about this satellite
European rocket puts S.Korean satellite in orbit
Kourou (AFP) Dec 1, 2025 The European Vega C rocket blasted off into space on Monday, successfully putting a South Korean Kompsat-7 satellite into the Earth's orbit. After two delays, Vega C achieved lift-off from the Guiana Space Centre in Fren...
Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December
The first week of December features 10 orbital launches from six different providers across four… The post Launch Roundup: Launch manifest to feature 10 launches during first week of December appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Vega C launches South Korean satellite
A Vega C rocket launched a South Korean satellite Dec. 1 as responsibility for the launches prepares to shift from Arianespace to Avio. The post Vega C launches South Korean satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
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