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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mugunghwa 2
Launched
January 14, 1996
Summary
Mugunghwa 2 launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 14, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 959th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,044th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Delta II 7925 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Mugunghwa 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,316 × 36,263 km orbit inclined 0.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 24th Delta II 7925 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 959th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,044th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mugunghwa 2 · NORAD 23768 · 1996-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KOREASAT 2
- Object ID
- 1996-003A
- Epoch
- 1996-01-16 05:46:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00286512 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0112341
- Inclination
- 0.5587°
- Ascending node
- 284.5429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 252.6818°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.8328°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Mugunghwa 2 · NORAD 23768
Delta 231 · re-entered October 30, 2014
Delta 231 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Koreasat 1 and 2, also known as Mugunghwa 1 and 2, were South Korean communications satellite launched by Delta-7925 rockets from Cape Canaveral. They were based on the Lockheed AS-3000 bus and carried 15 Ku-band transponders to provide TV coverage for South Korea and other Asian countries.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
101st launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 507th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
162 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mugunghwa 2 launch?
Mugunghwa 2 launched on January 14, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mugunghwa 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mugunghwa 2?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Mugunghwa 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Mugunghwa 2 reach?
Mugunghwa 2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 35,316 × 36,263 km orbit inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did Mugunghwa 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).