Koreasat 5A
| Koreasat 5A | |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 30, 2017, 19:34 UTC |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 v1.2 |
| Launch site | KSC , LC-39A |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-067A |
| Takeoff mass | 3700 kg |
| Dimensions | 2.3 × 1.75 m |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| model | SB-4000B2 |
| Satellite bus | Spacebus 4000 |
| lifespan | 15 years (planned) |
| Stabilization | Triaxial |
| operator | KT Sat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 36 in the Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 20 × 54 MHz + 12 × 36 MHz + 4 controllable with 54 MHz |
| position | |
| First position | 113 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Koreasat 5A is a commercial communications satellite owned by the South Korean KT SAT .
He was on 30 October 2017 a 9 Falcon - carrier rocket from the rocket launch site Kennedy Space Center into a geostationary transfer orbit brought
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 36 Ku-band transponders and is supposed to provide telecommunication services and internet from the position 113 ° East from Korea, Southeast Asia and the Middle East in five footprints. It was built on the basis of the Spacebus 4000 satellite bus from Thales Alenia Space and has a planned service life of 15 years. Koreasat-5A is one of two satellites that KT SAT ordered from Thales in May 2014.
Web links
- Thales Alenia Space: manufacturer website
- KT Sat: operator website
- SpaceX: PressKit
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c spaceflight101.com: KoreaSat 5A - Falcon 9 - KoreaSat 5A , accessed November 4, 2017.
- ↑ kt sat: kt sat , accessed on November 4, 2017.
- ↑ a b NASASpaceFlight.com: SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches Koreasat 5A | NASASpaceFlight.com , accessed November 4, 2017.