Paris, September 12, 2022 – KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), the leading satellite service provider in South Korea, and Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed the contract for the KOREASAT 6A communications satellite.KOREASAT 6A will replace the current KORESAT 6 satellite and will deliver both fixed satellite service (FSS) and broadcasting satellite service (BSS) to South Korea. It will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 116° East.As program prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the design, construction, testing and ground delivery of the satellite, followed by orbital positioning and in-orbit testing services. In addition, Thales Alenia Space will train and support the customer’s on-site engineering team and will provide operational assistance throughout the satellite’s lifetime. Built on Thales Alenia Space's proven Spacebus 4000B2 platform, KOREASAT 6A will be fitted with six BSS transponders and 20 FSS transponders to cover all of South Korea. Slated for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2024, KOREASAT 6A will weigh about 3.5 metric tons at launch and offers a design life of 15 years.
Meanwhile, KT SAT is preparing for the new satellite launch of KOREASAT6A. It signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for manufacturing and with Satconsult for technical advice of KOREASAT6A. Also KT SAT signed with SpaceX for a launch service as well. After a successful launch in 2025, KOREASAT6A will cover growing demand of data communication in Asia Pacific region.
Is there a source for this being a SpaceX launch? I didn't find it in the press release nor the SpaceNews article.
South Korean TV SBS came to see KORESAT-6A' s payload in @Thales_Alenia_S' clean rooms of Toulouse. Payload to be delivered in Cannes in December. After being integrated to the platform & undergoing numerous tests, the satellite will be launched in 2024 https://bit.ly/46sALf7
[...]When KASS is sent into space aboard Mugunghwa 6A at the end of next year,[...]
As an example, the Thales Alenia Space-built South Korean telecommunications satellite Koreasat 6A is now sailing through the Atlantic Ocean to reach Port Canaveral, in Florida, around September 16th. We are looking forward to the launch. Only a few weeks to wait. In addition to its telecommunication mission, Koreasat 6A also embarks a satellite-based augmentation system payload as the second satellite of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System. Certified by the Korean authorities and operational since the beginning of the year, KASS will provide safety-of-life services for the aviation, rail, maritime and road sectors.
Stunning video! Koreasat 6A telecommunications satellite almost half way to Port Canaveral.South Korean telecommunications satellite Koreasat 6A left Nice harbor last week and is now sailing through the Atlantic Ocean to reach Port Canaveral, in Florida, around September 16th.Built by Thales Alenia Space for KT SAT, Koreasat 6A will replace the current Koreasat 6 satellite and will deliver both fixed and broadcasting satellite services to South Korea. In addition to its telecommunication mission, Koreasat 6A also embarks a satellite-based augmentation system payload as the second satellite of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS). Certified by the Korean authorities and operational since the beginning of the year, KASS will will provide safety-of-life services for the aviation, rail, maritime and road sectors.Fair wind to our beloved satellite. Looking forward to the launch. Stay tuned!Thales Leonardo hashtag#Telecommunications hashtag#satellite hashtag#video KT Alcino De Sousa Remy LE THUC Patrick CORDIER
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 12 (after BlueBird-1 launch):QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 15 around 7 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 24 at 2:50 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on mid October. And a Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on October 16 around 6 a.m. EDT.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 15 around 7 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 24 at 2:50 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on mid October. And a Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on October 16 around 6 a.m. EDT.
The MN Colibri has entered Port Canaveral with the Koreasat-6A GPS satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload. This Ro-Ro cargo vessel came directly from Nice, France.Welcome back, Colibri! 👍🏻🚀⛴️
Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1 commencing October 11, 2024, to use its Ellenwood, Georgia Ku-band earth station, E170122, to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the KOREASAT 6A satellite.2 KOREASAT 6A is expected to launch no earlier than October 11, 2024.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately nine days.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 21:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 26 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. [dup/typo?]A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT (Saturn V Center tickets, SOLD OUT as of September 21). Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on late October. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on late October around 12 a.m. EDT.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 26 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. [dup/typo?]A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT (Saturn V Center tickets, SOLD OUT as of September 21). Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on late October. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on late October around 12 a.m. EDT.
Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on October 30 at 12:49 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on TBD.
Ben Cooper now lists this launch after CRS-31 and TBD, so it might have slipped to Early-November:QuoteUpcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on October 30 at 12:49 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on TBD.https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS on October 30 earliest, at 12:50 a.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on early November.
KT SAT, a satellite communications subsidiary of KT (030200), will launch 'Mugunghwa Satellite 6A' on the 24th of next month. After conducting in-orbit tests until the end of the year, it plans to provide official services to domestic customers, including the military and government, starting in the first quarter of next year.
A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 39A on November 11 at 12:07 p.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
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