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SAUDISAT 3, 31118

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDISAT 3, 31118 is a payload satellite owned by KACST (SA) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
31118, 2007-012B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
KACST
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SAUDISAT, Unknown motor
Mass
~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2007-04-17 (18 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DNEPR
Launch site
Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.275 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 SAUDISAT 3
1 31118U 07012B   25169.81119627  .00000270  00000-0  52165-4 0  9994
2 31118  98.0994 116.1549 0013638 307.1068  52.8891 14.71054348974378
Epoch: 2025-06-18T19:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T19:28:07.357Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-83.16362°
Altitude
654.925 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 44m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-61.87302°
Longitude
-67.07737°
Altitude
671.962 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 43m 47s
Apparent Declination
-53° 39' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:00:03
Azimuth
143.164° SSE
Elevation
-71.162°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
664.357 km
Perigee altitude
645.175 km
Semi-major axis
7,032.903 km
Eccentricity
0.00136
Inclination
98.0994°
RAAN
116.1549°
Arg. of periapsis
307.1068°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
52.8891°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.67994 °/min
Orbital period
97.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000052165
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SAUDISAT 3 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-06-19 20:04:28.747Z149.089° SSE2025-06-19 20:08:28.747Z78.071° E39.037°2025-06-19 20:12:28.747Z358.203° N
7 mins2025-06-20 09:35:28.747Z2.012° NNE2025-06-20 09:38:28.747Z302.579° NW41.04°2025-06-20 09:42:28.747Z207.986° SW
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