ARIRANG-3

NORAD 38338 · COSPAR 2012-025B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #77302 @ 682 x 690 km x 98.1394 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 12:30 UTC Â· 14.3 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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ARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3)
1 38338U 12025B 26316.52150990 .00000482 00000-0 10471-3 0 09994
2 38338 98.1394 271.5810 0005838 22.8169 337.3291 14.62314659773025

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

98.1394Â°

Period

98.47 min

Perigee

682 km

Apogee

690 km

Eccentricity

0.0005838

RAAN

271.581Â°

Arg of Perigee

22.8169Â°

Mean Motion

14.62314659 rev/d