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KSM1-B
South Korean Formation-Flying Technology Demonstrator · South Korean Commercial/Government Operator
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KSM1-B, part of a South Korean satellite formation testing coordinated multi-spacecraft operations — technology feeding into Korea's ambitions for more advanced distributed satellite systems in the years following its rapid emergence as a serious independent space power.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 308–312 mi (496–502 km)
- Inclination
- 36.9°
- One orbit
- 94.4 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46914
- Int’l designator
- 2020-081K
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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