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Koreasat 6A

SUCCESSCommunicationsGTO
Monday, November 11, 2024 at 05:22 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Falcon 9
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Mission Overview

The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. Koreasat 6A will be based on the manufacturer’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is expected to weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch. It will be designed to operate for at least 15 years.

Payloads
1
Type
Communications
Vehicle
Falcon 9
Window
05:07 PM UTC – 09:07 PM UTC

Rocket

SP
Falcon 9
SpaceX

Launch Site

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Orbit

GTO·Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch Window

Opens05:07 PM UTC
Closes09:07 PM UTC

Launch Site Weather

21°CPartly cloudy
Wind4 km/h ESE
Humidity88%
Visibility16 km

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