KOREASAT 6A

Thales Alenia Space: Koreasat 6A communications satellite launched successfully

Space/C4ISR / By Defence Industry Europe

The Koreasat 6A communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Following the communications satellite contract signed in September 2022, KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), the leading satellite service provider in South Korea, and Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have announced that KOREASAT 6A will also embark a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) payload to improve the continuity and availability of the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS).

KOREASAT 6A to embark a satellite-based augmentation system payload built by Thales Alenia Space

Space/C4ISR / By Defence Industry Europe

KOREASAT 6A will replace the current KOREASAT 6 satellite and will deliver both fixed satellite service (FSS) and broadcasting satellite service (BSS) to South Korea.