Satellite · NORAD 38338 · COSPAR 2012-025B
ARIRANG-3 (KOMPSAT-3)
- Operator Republic of Korea
- Constellation —
- Country South Korea
Altitude now
685.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.52km/s
Inclination
98.13°
Period
98.5 min
98.5 min
Perigee
682km
Apogee
689km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 17:34 UTC (5.7 h old)· Metadata updated 10 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 4.847° N
- Longitude
- 51.195° E
- Altitude
- 685.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.516 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 17:34 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- SKOR · Republic of Korea
- Country
- South Korea KR
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 May 2012
- COSPAR launch id
- 2012-025
- Launch site
- Tanegashima Space Center
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- H-2A DEB38345DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB38346DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB38347DebrisInactive
- H-2A DEB39002DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB39003DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB39004DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB39005DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB39006DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB39007DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB43397DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB43398DebrisDecayed
- H-2A DEB43399DebrisDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → KR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → SKOR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 14 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 22:59 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 38338
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2012-025B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69RB
- Canonical slug
- arirang-3-kompsat-3-38338
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.