KORSAT-1

MilitaryLEOSouth Korea

KORSAT-1 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 574 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 96 minutes at an inclination of 45.4°. It was launched in 2024. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 59452
COSPAR ID: 2024-066L
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 574 km
Apogee (highest): 582 km
Inclination: 45.41°
Orbital period: 96 min
Launch year: 2024
Owner (CelesTrak): South Korea

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

Who operates it

South KoreaLIVEActive

Radar imaging

GCAT lists it as ADD-425-2.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for radar 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.