{"id":12424,"date":"2020-06-09T17:12:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/south-korean-satellite-shipped-to-cape-canaveral-for-falcon-9-launch-next-month\/"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:12:43","slug":"south-korean-satellite-shipped-to-cape-canaveral-for-falcon-9-launch-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/south-korean-satellite-shipped-to-cape-canaveral-for-falcon-9-launch-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral for Falcon 9 launch next month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artist\u2019s concept of a Eurostar E3000 satellite in orbit. The Anasis 2 spacecraft built for the South Korean government is based on the Airbus Eurostar E3000 satellite platform, but other design details have not been disclosed. Credit: Airbus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A communications satellite built for the South Korean military arrived at Cape Canaveral this week from an Airbus factory in France to begin final preparations for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in July.<\/p>\n

The Anasis 2 communications satellite flew to the Kennedy Space Center Monday aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo plane from Toulouse, France, the site of an Airbus spacecraft manufacturing facility.<\/p>\n

The flight from Toulouse to the Kennedy Space Center appeared on public flight tracking websites. Industry sources confirmed the Antonov transport plane carried the Anasis 2 spacecraft to the Florida launch base, where teams will test and fuel the satellite inside a SpaceX processing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.<\/p>\n

The Anasis 2 satellite is scheduled for launch in early July on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n

Developed by Airbus Defense and Space, the Anasis 2 satellite is shrouded in secrecy at the wishes of the the spacecraft\u2019s owner \u2014 the South Korean government.<\/p>\n

Anasis 2 is based on the Eurostar E3000 spacecraft platform made by Airbus, but details about its performance have been kept under wraps. The Anasis 2 satellite is expected to launch into an elliptical transfer orbit, then use its on-board propulsion system to reach a circular orbit at geostationary altitude more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.,<\/p>\n

South Korea purchased the satellite \u2014 formerly known as KMilSatCom 1 \u2014 through an arrangement to offset South Korea\u2019s purchase of F-35A fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin ultimately subcontracted the satellite manufacturing deal to Airbus.<\/p>\n

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A Falcon 9 rocket takes off from pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before Anasis 2, South Korea\u2019s military has relied on international and civilian-owned satellites for communications.<\/p>\n

The liftoff of the Anasis 2 satellite in early July is currently fourth in line in SpaceX\u2019s launch manifest.<\/p>\n

A Falcon 9 rocket launch carrying the next batch of SpaceX\u2019s Starlink broadband satellites are scheduled for Friday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, followed by another Falcon 9\/Starlink launch around June 22 from pad 39A at Kennedy.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Space Force\u2019s next GPS navigation satellite is scheduled for launch June 30 from pad 40 on another Falcon 9 rocket, followed by the Anasis 2 mission in early July.<\/p>\n

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