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SAUDICOMSAT 6, 31121

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDICOMSAT 6, 31121 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
31121, 2007-012E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
KACST
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
SAUDISAT, Unknown motor
Mass
12 kg wet, 12 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, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 SAUDICOMSAT 6
1 31121U 07012E   25169.38999443  .00000685  00000-0  14205-3 0  9994
2 31121  98.3586 126.4875 0073177  20.6445 339.7685 14.61886563967010
Epoch: 2025-06-18T09:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T09:21:35.518Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
79.2168°
Altitude
641.596 km
Speed
7.563 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 25m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
28.27947°
Longitude
75.88949°
Altitude
639.94 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 58m 54s
Apparent Declination
-4° 33' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:16:25
Azimuth
50.323° ENE
Elevation
-43.003°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
735.855 km
Perigee altitude
632.495 km
Semi-major axis
7,062.312 km
Eccentricity
0.00732
Inclination
98.3586°
RAAN
126.4875°
Arg. of periapsis
20.6445°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
339.7685°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.65698 °/min
Orbital period
98.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00014205
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SAUDICOMSAT 6 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-06-19 20:00:47.554Z103.531° ESE2025-06-19 20:03:47.554Z58.185° ENE16.674°2025-06-19 20:05:47.554Z28.936° NE
6 mins2025-06-19 21:37:47.554Z199.296° SSW2025-06-19 21:40:47.554Z272.208° WNW33.196°2025-06-19 21:43:47.554Z327.222° NNW
7 mins2025-06-20 09:34:47.554Z33.137° NE2025-06-20 09:37:47.554Z88.344° E34.961°2025-06-20 09:41:47.554Z167.902° S
4 mins2025-06-20 11:13:47.554Z316.869° NNW2025-06-20 11:14:47.554Z300.951° NW18.454°2025-06-20 11:17:47.554Z256.801° W
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