Koreasat 3

 1999-046A

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The LMT-built A2100 Koreasat 3 has a total of 46 Ka and Ku band transponders. It will be launched by Ariane in 1999 for Korea Telecom. Mass is 2800 kg launch, 1332kg dry. Size 4.61m. To be located 116E. Span 22.5m.

The main ground station and control center is at Yong-In with a backup at Dae-Jeon (Dae Duk).

In 2010 the satellite was sold to ABS as ABS-7.

Koreasat 3
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1999 Sep 4	2234	Launch by Ariane 42P V120	CSG ELA2
		T+1:35 PAL sep
		T+3:27 St 1 sep
		T+3:30 St 2 burn
		T+4:20 Fairing sep
		T+5:30 St 2 sep
	2239	T+5:43 St 3 burn
	2252	T+18:41 St 3 MECO
	2254	T+20:58 St 3 sep
	2255	T+21:01 St 3 avoidance burn
1999 Sep 5			630.78 214 x 35756 x 7.0
1999 Sep 7	1900?	LAM-1
1999 Sep 7			956.43 15830 x 35725 x 1.6
1999 Sep 13	0200?	LAM-2
1999 Sep 13			1435.05 35730 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 111.9E+0.2E
1999 Sep 20			1436.03 35766 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 112.6E
1999 Nov 1			1436.17 35783 x 35793 x 0.0 GEO 112.5E
1999 Dec 24			1436.13 35785 x 35788 x 0.0 GEO 113.0E
1999 Dec		Locate at 116E
2000 Jan 11			1436.12 35780 x 35791 x 0.0 GEO 116.0E
2006 Aug 3			1436.13 35784 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 116.1E
2010 May 24		Sold to ABS as ABS-7