Koreasat 3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:34:00

Saturday September 4, 1999

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Flight V119.

Koreasat 3

Wiki

The Koreasat 3 satellite is configured to provide both fixed and direct broadcast services. Korea Telecom's new A2100A has 24 Ku-Band (Fixed Satellite Service), six Ku-Band (Direct Broadcast Service), and three Ka-Band transponders. It also features a steerable antenna providing an improved coverage capability. The spacecraft will be positioned at 116 degrees east. Korea Telecom is Korea's foremost telecommunications company and is responsible for operating the Koreasat system. The company is dedicated to developing new technologies to keep pace with Korea's high-growth economy. Koreasat-3 was manufactured with the participation of a Korean team that includes: Daewoo Heavy Industries, Doowon, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Halla Engineering and Heavy Industries, Hyundai Electronics Industries, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and Korean Air.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,790 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 42P

Active 1990 to 2002

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Rocket

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 58.72m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 2,930 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,334 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

16 days

Stats

Ariane 4


88th

Mission

4th

Mission of 1999

European Space Agency


107th

Mission

4th

Mission of 1999

1999


48th

Orbital launch attempt