Latitude
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SAUDISAT
NORAD 43831 · COSPAR 2018-102A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43825 @ 472 x 484 km x 97.2881 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · 15.1 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 26315.96764416 .00005963 00000-0 21192-3 0 09992
2 43831 97.2881 14.6678 0008482 339.5990 20.4911 15.29347056438259
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43831U 18102A 26315.96764416 .00005963 00000-0 21192-3 0 09992
2 43831 97.2881 14.6678 0008482 339.5990 20.4911 15.29347056438259
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 11 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
97.2881°
Period
94.16 min
Perigee
472 km
Apogee
484 km
Eccentricity
0.0008482
RAAN
14.6678°
Arg of Perigee
339.599°
Mean Motion
15.29347056 rev/d