Koreasat 7

Koreasat 7
Launch of Ariane 5 ECA flight VA236 with Koreasat 7 and SGDC-1
Mission typeCommunications Satellite
OperatorKT Sat
COSPAR ID2017-023A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.42691Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
BusSpacebus-4000B2[1]
ManufacturerThales Alenia Space
Start of mission
Launch date00:00, April 5, 2017 (UTC) (2017-04-05T00:00Z) UTC
RocketAriane 5 ECA (VA236)
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous
Longitude116° E
Transponders
BandKu, Ka
Coverage areaKorea, Philippines, Indonesia, India

Koreasat 7 (also known as Mugunghwa 7) is a South Korean communications satellite operated by KT SAT, a subsidiary of KT Corporation.[2] Thales Alenia Space was contracted in 2014 to build both it and Koreasat 5A. Koreasat 7A was launched into geosynchronous orbit on 4 May 2017 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle and placed at 116 degrees east longitude to provide coverage over East Asia.[3]

  1. ^ "Koreasat 7". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ "KT Sat Picks Thales Alenia over Orbital Sciences for Two-satellite Order". spacenews.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "Koreasat 7 (Mugunghwa 7)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 November 2022.