Payload
SAUDISAT 5A
OperationalPayloadLEO
SAUDISAT 5A is a Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology payload satellite, launched on December 7, 2018 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 7, 2018 at 04:12 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 2D →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- SaudiSat 5A & 5B
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 489 km
- Periapsis
- 474 km
- Inclination
- 97.31°
- Orbital period
- 94.24 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Manufacturer
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 425 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-102A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43831
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Saudi Arabia- Status
- Operational
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