ARIRANG-3

NORAD 38338 · COSPAR 2012-025B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #77005 @ 681 x 690 km x 98.1352 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 04:46 UTC Â· 21.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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ARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3)
1 38338U 12025B 26296.19902269 .00000354 00000-0 79424-4 0 09990
2 38338 98.1352 251.5605 0006700 76.1537 284.0410 14.62298469770050

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 17th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Tanegashima Space Center

Launch vehicle

H2A

Contractor

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)/ EADS Astrium

Launch mass

980 kg

Power

1,300.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.1352Â°

Period

98.48 min

Perigee

681 km

Apogee

690 km

Eccentricity

0.00067

RAAN

251.5605Â°

Arg of Perigee

76.1537Â°

Mean Motion

14.62298469 rev/d