ANASIS-II

ANASIS-II
ANASIS-II mission (2020)
NamesKoreasat 116
KMilSatCom 1
Mission typeMilitary Communications
OperatorAgency for Defense Development (ADD)
COSPAR ID2020-048A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.45920
Mission duration15 years
Spacecraft properties
BusEurostar E3000
ManufacturerAirbus Defence and Space
Launch mass5000-6000 kg
Power15 kW
Start of mission
Launch date20 July 2020, 21:30 UTC
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5 B1058.2
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-40
ContractorSpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude116.2° E[1]

ANASIS-II (Army Navy Air Force Satellite Information System-II), formerly called "KMilSatCom 1", is a South Korean military/government communications satellite which was launched on 20 July 2020. It was built by Airbus Defence and Space as part of an offset package into the purchase of 40 F-35 combat aircraft.[2][3]

  1. ^ "KOREASAT 116". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "ANASIS 2 (KMilSatCom 1, URC-700K)". Gunter's Space Page.
  3. ^ de Selding, Peter B. (9 February 2017). "Lockheed buys military telecom sat from Airbus for S. Korea". SpaceIntel Report. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.