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Cannes, November 12th, 2024 - The Koreasat 6A communications satellite was successfully launched yesterday by a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Ordered in 2022 by KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), South Korea's national satellite communications operator, Koreasat 6A was designed and developed by Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%). As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space was in charge of the design, construction, assembly, integration and testing of the satellite, as well as overseeing launch preparations. The company is also responsible for satellite positioning and in-orbit checkout, and will be providing operational support over its nominal 15-year service life.
Koreasat 6A Thales Alenia Space
Based on Thales Alenia Space's Spacebus 4000B2 platform, Koreasat 6A will replace the Koreasat 6 satellite currently in orbit, delivering fixed and broadcast satellite services to South Korea from its geostationary orbital slot at 116 East.
Koreasat 6A will also make a key contribution to improving the positioning accuracy and reliability of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) with its Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) payload. Comparable to Europe's EGNOS system, KASS was developed by Thales Alenia Space in partnership with the Korean space agency KARI. KASS entered operational service at the end of 2023.
Initially dependent on the MEASAT-3D geostationary satellite, KASS will now be relying on Koreasat 6A's services to enhance positioning performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in a range of sectors, notably air navigation. Ultimately, these services will be extended to other applications like overland transportation, shipping and location-based services (LBS).
Koreasat 6A in Thales Alenia Spaces clean rooms of Cannes Thales Alenia Space/Alban Pichon
I am delighted to see that Koreasat 6A has been successfully launched and will now be enhancing satellite-based communication and navigation services in South Korea, said Herv Derrey, Thales Alenia Space CEO. Our teams can be proud of this accomplishment, which marks a new milestone in the longstanding collaboration with our customer KT SAT, following in the footsteps of Koreasat 5, Koreasat 6, Koreasat 5A and Koreasat 7.
ABOUT THALES ALENIA SPACE
Drawing on over 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, Thales Alenia Space delivers cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Governments and private industry alike count on Thales Alenia Space to design and build satellite-based systems that provide anytime, anywhere connections and positioning, monitor our planet, enhance management of its resources and explore our Solar System and beyond. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth. A joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space also teams up with Telespazio to form the parent companies' Space Alliance, which offers a complete range of services. Thales Alenia Space posted consolidated revenues of approximately 2.2 billion in 2023 and has around 8,600 employees in 8 countries, with 16 sites in Europe.
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