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SAUDICOMSAT 2

OperationalPayloadLEO

SAUDICOMSAT 2 is a Riyadh Space Research Institute payload satellite, launched on June 29, 2004 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 29, 2004 at 06:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Dnepr 1
Operator
ISC Kosmotras
Mission
Aprizesat-2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
764 km
Periapsis
687 km
Inclination
98.66°
Orbital period
99.31 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Riyadh Space Research Institute
Manufacturer
Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
12 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2004-025E
NORAD catalog №
28370
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Radar cross-section
0.06 m²
Status
Operational