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CONTECSAT-1
South Korean Technology Demonstrator · Contec (South Korea)
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ContecSat-1, a South Korean commercial technology demonstration satellite testing compact imaging or communications hardware for future missions, part of South Korea's rapid emergence over the past decade as a genuine independent small-satellite manufacturing power competing internationally. Contec has built a steady track record of similarly-scoped missions, each one incrementally advancing South Korea's independent small-satellite manufacturing capability.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 285–289 mi (459–465 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 59117
- Int’l designator
- 2024-043V
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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