Koreasat 6A will replace Koreasat 6, which launched to geostationary orbit at 116 degrees East in December 2010.
Koreasat 6A will be based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform from Thales Alenia Space.
Southern Aerospace & Telecom Consulting (Satconsult) has contracted with KT SAT to provide oversight during the build of the Koreasat 6A satellite.
Satconsult will support KT SAT onsite in Toulouse and Cannes to monitor day-to-day activities of the Koreasat 6A satellite program.
Thales Alenia Space will train and support KT SAT’s on-site engineering team and provide operational assistance throughout KOREASAT 6A’s lifetime.
KOREASAT 6A will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 116° East.
KOREASAT 6A will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 116° East.
KOREASAT 6A will carry a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload designed by Thales Alenia Space to improve service continuity and operational availability.
KOREASAT 6A will carry a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload designed by Thales Alenia Space to improve service continuity and operational availability.
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract on 2022-09-12 to deliver the Koreasat 6A communications satellite for KT SAT in the fourth quarter of 2024.
KT SAT Corporation Ltd. and Thales Alenia Space signed a communications satellite contract in September 2022 related to Koreasat 6A.