Launch Details

Launched	16 May 2012
Flight ended	–
Status	Operational
Categories	Earth Resources Active satellites
Launch site	Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner	Republic of Korea
NORAD ID	38338
COSPAR ID	2012-025B
Alternative names	KOMPSAT-3 KOREAN MULTI-PURPOSE SATELLITE 3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.333°
Eccentricity	0.00051
RA ascending node	20.397 hr
Argument perigee	323.172°
Mean anomaly	36.913°
Orbital period	98.514 min
Epoch of osculation	17 Dec 2025, 07:54

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	691.2 km
Mean Altitude	694.8 km
Peak Altitude	698.3 km

Launched alongside

GCOM-W1 SDS-4 HORYU-2 H-2A R/B H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB H-2A DEB