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KOREASAT 5 (MUGUNGWHA 5)

NORAD 29349· COSPAR 2006-034A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 22, 2006 from Launch Platform Odyssey aboard a Zenit 3SL.
Zenit | Mugunghwa 5
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:54 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
KT Corporation
Country
South Korea
Manufacturer
Alcatel Alenia Space
Launched
Aug 22, 2006
Mass
4,465 kg
Apogee
35,804 km
Perigee
35,787 km
Inclination
1.99°
Period
23.94 h
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Koreasat 5 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat.

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for KOREASAT 5 (MUGUNGWHA 5) across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.1 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35787 × 35804 km
357953580635785May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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