Latitude
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SAUDISAT
NORAD 43831 · COSPAR 2018-102A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43494 @ 471 x 486 km x 97.2921 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:24 UTC · 48.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A 26294.30886414 .00005682 00000-0 20318-3 0 09996
2 43831 97.2921 353.4426 0010607 53.3308 306.8905 15.29143590434948
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43831U 18102A 26294.30886414 .00005682 00000-0 20318-3 0 09996
2 43831 97.2921 353.4426 0010607 53.3308 306.8905 15.29143590434948
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
97.2921°
Period
94.17 min
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
486 km
Eccentricity
0.0010607
RAAN
353.4426°
Arg of Perigee
53.3308°
Mean Motion
15.2914359 rev/d