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Koreasat 2, also known as Mugunghwa 2, was a South Korean geostationary communications spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral by a Delta 2 rocket. It will be parked at 116 E longitude over Borneo island to provide broadcasting and telecommunications to South Korea beginning in July 1996.

Alternate Names

Koreasat 2
Mugunghwa 2

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1996-01-14
Launch Vehicle: Delta II
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States