Official name KORSAT 7
Alternative name Korsat-7
Cospar ID 2023-185B
Norad ID 58463
Launch date 2023-12-01
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization South Korea
Type application Reconnaissance, optical
Operator South Korea?s Agency for Defence Development
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95.9
Inclination (deg) 97.64
Perigee (km) 549
Apogee (km) 575
Eccentricity 0.0231316725978648
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.0156412930136
Semi-Major axis (km) 6940.135
Raan (deg) 198.8101
Arg of perigee (deg) 66.6458
Shape Box + 4 Pan
Mass (kg) 800
Height (m) 2.9
Width (m) 1.9
Depth (m) 1.9
Span (m^2) 6
Contractors Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI)
Equipment imager
Propulsion ?
Power 4 deployable fixed solar arrays (?), batteries

The South Korean 425 Project EO/IR Sats are the electro-optical / infra-red component of the 425 Project reconnaissance satellite project.

In 2022 the SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) was chosen as a launch vehicle. It is unclear, if dedicated or shared launches will be used.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
KORSAT 7 2023-185B 2023-12-01 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with 425 Project EO/IR Sat 1, µHETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1