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Koreasat 6A
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
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Provider
SpaceX
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Mission Brief
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.
Mission Timeline
20 / 20100%Ground vector
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Latitude
- 28.608°N
- Longitude
- 80.604°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
- Primary concern
- Cumulus Cloud Rule
- Rule count
- 1
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
05:07 PM UTC - 09:07 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.

