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SAUDICOMSAT 3, 31125

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDICOMSAT 3, 31125 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

31125, 2007-012J

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (Unknown / SAUD)

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 3
1 31125U 07012J   25169.62952709  .00000734  00000-0  13022-3 0  9990
2 31125  98.2652 134.0736 0040907 120.4502 240.0754 14.69781952971409

Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T15:06:31.14Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

0.33504°

Altitude

679.218 km

Speed

7.509 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 56m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.78952°

Longitude

2.35311°

Altitude

681.884 km

Speed

7.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 11m 28s

Apparent Declination

-28° 05' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:27:07

Azimuth

89.068° E

Elevation

-48.32°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

687.621 km

Perigee altitude

630.049 km

Semi-major axis

7,036.972 km

Eccentricity

0.00409

Inclination

98.2652°

RAAN

134.0736°

Arg. of periapsis

120.4502°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

240.0754°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.67675 °/min

Orbital period

97.91 mins

BSTAR

0.00013022

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 2007 (2007-04-17 UTC)

SAUDICOMSAT 3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-06-19 20:40:08.477Z	112.459° ESE	2025-06-19 20:43:08.477Z	64.687° ENE	20.78°	2025-06-19 20:46:08.477Z	19.21° NNE
6 mins	2025-06-19 22:17:08.477Z	209.447° SW	2025-06-19 22:20:08.477Z	273.8° WNW	28.316°	2025-06-19 22:23:08.477Z	322.9° NNW
6 mins	2025-06-20 10:11:08.477Z	36.69° NE	2025-06-20 10:13:08.477Z	86.843° E	36.771°	2025-06-20 10:17:08.477Z	173.543° S

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