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Zenit 3SL put South Korean dual-purpose satellite in orbit

August 22nd, 2006 by me

Rocket: Zenit 3SL/Block DM-SL; Payload: Koreasat 5 (Mugunghwa 5); Date: 22 August 2006, 0327 UTC; Launch Site: Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned on the equator at 154 degrees West Longitude in the Pacific Ocean. The rocket delivered the hybrid military and civilian communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

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