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Discussion Thread for launch of KOREASAT 6A

NSF Threads for KOREASAT 6A : Discussion

Launch in 2024

Built by Thales Alenia Space.  3500kg.


KT SAT AND THALES ALENIA SPACE SIGN CONTRACT FOR KOREASAT 6A COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
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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.

KT SAT to unveil the Multi-Orbit Satellite Business Strategy at WSBW 2022 in Paris [Sep 14]
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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.
« Last Edit: 11/04/2024 10:41 pm by Galactic Penguin SST »

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #1 on: 09/15/2022 07:56 am »
Is there a source for this being a SpaceX launch? I didn't find it in the press release nor the SpaceNews article.

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #2 on: 09/15/2022 08:09 am »
Is there a source for this being a SpaceX launch? I didn't find it in the press release nor the SpaceNews article.

From the above post:

"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."
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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #3 on: 09/15/2022 08:12 am »
Thanks, sorry I missed that.

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #4 on: 09/15/2022 09:27 am »
Rocket not specified, so this might be a Starship mission (like previously announced Superbird-9 which is also launching in 2025).

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #5 on: 04/06/2023 04:50 pm »
KOREASAT 6A to embark a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload built by Thales Alenia Space

Toulouse, April 6, 2023 – Following the communications satellite contract signed in September 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%), are announcing today that KOREASAT 6A will also embark a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload to improve the continuity and availability of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS).

Developed since 2016 by Thales Alenia Space jointly with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), KASS is similar to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). It improves the positioning and navigation performance provided by global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) for a number of different sectors, especially aviation. It has been developed to meet international standards by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), improving the accuracy and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) signals and better ensure flight safety and efficiency, while also reducing the environmental impact of air travel.

KASS is expected to improve the GPS position error to 1.0-1.6 meter from the current 15-33 meter level in real time to ensure positioning reliability throughout the country. Also KASS has been considered as a future technology as it could be applied to various fields, mainly public safety, transportation, defense and science.

“I would like to thank KT SAT for their renewed trust in Thales Alenia Space” said Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space. “The embarkation of a SBAS payload built by Thales Alenia Space onboard KOREASAT 6A for the KASS system re-enforces our space navigation positioning and illustrates the success of European satellite navigation solutions.”

David Kyungmin Song, CEO of KT SAT said: “Once KASS is successfully built up, we expect it will not only improve flight safety but also offer the most optimal air route as well. We are very pleased to play a pivotal role in the development of KASS under the partnership with Thales Alenia Space in manufacturing KOREASAT 6A. “

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.

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. Built on Thales Alenia Space's proven Spacebus 4000B2 platform, KOREASAT 6A will be fitted with six BSS transponders and twenty 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.

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : 2025
« Reply #6 on: 11/27/2023 01:02 pm »
Launch now scheduled for Late-2024:

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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

https://twitter.com/Thales_Alenia_S/status/1729137129408925862

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When KASS is sent into space aboard Mugunghwa 6A at the end of next year,

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https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1007439189&plink=SHARE&cooper=SBSNEWSMOBEND
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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : late 2024
« Reply #7 on: 09/11/2024 07:58 pm »
Satellite is underway to Cape Canaveral, launch will almost certainly be next month:

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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.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/space-spotlight-world-knowledge-forum-herve-derrey-dhyre/

MN Colibri is likely carrying the satellite. It left Cannes on August 30th and is set to arrive on September 15th:
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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #8 on: 09/12/2024 08:39 am »
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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!

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #9 on: 09/14/2024 12:32 am »
Launch circa October 11 or 12?
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Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 12 (after BlueBird-1 launch):
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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.
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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #10 on: 09/17/2024 05:27 am »
MN Colibri arrived at Port Canaveral at ~midnight UTC:
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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #11 on: 09/17/2024 09:00 am »
https://twitter.com/jconcilus/status/1835833018310647818

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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.

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #12 on: 09/18/2024 04:19 pm »
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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.

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Re: SpaceX : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #13 on: 09/21/2024 09:37 pm »
My bold:
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 21:
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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. 
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Re: SpaceX F9 : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #14 on: 10/11/2024 09:02 pm »
Ben Cooper now lists this launch after CRS-31 and TBD, so it might have slipped to Early-November:

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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.

https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html
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Re: SpaceX F9 : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET October 2024
« Reply #15 on: 10/15/2024 01:08 am »
Ben Cooper now lists this launch after CRS-31 and TBD, so it might have slipped to Early-November:

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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.

https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html

Ben Cooper updated it again confirming early November.

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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.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : KOREASAT 6A : Florida : NET Early November 2024
« Reply #16 on: 10/18/2024 12:35 am »
Now outdated but korean media had an October 24th launch date. [Sep 23]

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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.

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NextSpaceflight; updated October 31:
Launch NET 11 November, from CCSFS SLC-40, RTLS landing (LZ-1 or 2)
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Launch time from Ben Cooper:

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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.

Note the change of launch pad to LC-39A.
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
061017Z NOV 24
NAVAREA IV 1381/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   111707Z TO 112137Z NOV, ALTERNATE
   121706Z TO 122136Z, 131705Z TO 132135Z,
   141704Z TO 142134Z, 151704Z TO 152134Z,
   161703Z TO 162133Z AND 171702Z TO 172132Z NOV
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.10N 080-37.76W, 28-40.00N 080-27.00W,
      28-39.00N 080-04.00W, 28-25.00N 080-04.00W,
      28-25.97N 080-34.10W.
   B. 28-17.00N 076-54.00W, 28-37.00N 076-53.00W,
      28-47.00N 074-36.00W, 28-35.00N 074-07.00W,
      28-10.00N 074-09.00W, 27-57.00N 074-36.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 172232Z NOV 24.//

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