● ORBIT ING-NOW

SAUDISAT

NORAD 43833 · COSPAR 2018-102C · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43698 @ 470 x 484 km x 97.3017 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 20:54 UTC · 24.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
SAUDISAT 5B
1 43833U 18102C 26306.87092363 .00003414 00000-0 12207-3 0 09995
2 43833 97.3017 9.0757 0010215 13.9441 346.2079 15.29440000436985
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 7th 2018
Spacecraft age
7 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.3017°
Period
94.15 min
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
484 km
Eccentricity
0.0010215
RAAN
9.0757°
Arg of Perigee
13.9441°
Mean Motion
15.2944 rev/d