KORSAT-7

MilitaryLEOSSOPolarSouth Korea

KORSAT-7 is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as South Korea in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 554 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 97.6°. It was launched in 2023. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 58463
COSPAR ID: 2023-185B
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 554 km
Apogee (highest): 589 km
Inclination: 97.64°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2023
Owner (CelesTrak): South Korea

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

South KoreaLIVEActive

Optical imaging

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical imaging and records it as active (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.