KT SAT to launch communications satellite Koreasat-6A

This undated image capatured from the SpaceX website shows the Koreasat-6A launch mission. Yonhap KT SAT, the satellite service arm of Korea's telecom giant KT, will launch a geostationary satellite for communications service later this week, industry officials said Monday. The Koreasat-6A will be launched aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from a space launch complex in Florida at 2 a.

m. Tuesday, according to the officials. It will be the first satellite launched by KT SAT in seven years.



The company previously launched Koreasat 5A and Koreasat 7, also communications satellites, in 2017. The Koreasat-6A, which offers more detailed location information across Korea, will replace the current Koreasat 6 satellite in orbit, which is set to finish its design life of 15 years in 2025, according to the officials. The new satellite will enhance KT SAT's capabilities to provide accurate location information for the transportation industry and the military.

(Yonhap).