Latitude
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SAUDISAT
NORAD 43831 · COSPAR 2018-102A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43377 @ 471 x 486 km x 97.2924 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 15:39 UTC · 22.7 h old
Orbit history
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Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A 26286.65238391 .00006249 00000-0 22367-3 0 09996
2 43831 97.2924 345.9392 0011010 76.8870 283.3598 15.29066928433778
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43831U 18102A 26286.65238391 .00006249 00000-0 22367-3 0 09996
2 43831 97.2924 345.9392 0011010 76.8870 283.3598 15.29066928433778
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Launch mass
425 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.2924°
Period
94.18 min
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
486 km
Eccentricity
0.001101
RAAN
345.9392°
Arg of Perigee
76.887°
Mean Motion
15.29066928 rev/d