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SAUDISAT 4, 40016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDISAT 4, 40016 is a payload satellite owned by KACST (SA) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 UTC via a DNEPR launch vehicle from the Orenburg, Russia (OREN). 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

40016, 2014-033G

Orbit

SSO

Country

SA / SAUD

Related business

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (SA)

Manufacturer

KACST

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

SAUDISAT, Unknown motor

Mass

100 kg wet, 100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-06-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DNEPR

Launch site

Orenburg, Russia (OREN)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.275 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SAUDISAT 4
1 40016U 14033G   26078.84351435  .00000626  00000-0  89375-4 0  9998
2 40016  97.7432 228.1411 0044946   6.0395 354.1349 14.79407524632861

Epoch: 2026-03-19T20:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-19T20:14:39.639Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

107.08884°

Altitude

602.876 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 12m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:54:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

659.72 km

Perigee altitude

596.739 km

Semi-major axis

7,006.367 km

Eccentricity

0.00449

Inclination

97.7432°

RAAN

228.1411°

Arg. of periapsis

6.0395°

True anomaly

354.08197°

Mean anomaly

354.1349°

Eccentric anomaly

354.10847°

Mean motion

3.70087 °/min

Orbital period

97.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000089375

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

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FLOCK 1C 3, 40041 (Decayed)

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SAUDISAT 4 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.
7 mins	2026-03-20 09:21:31.211Z	137.403° SSE	2026-03-20 09:25:31.211Z	55.919° ENE	30.73°	2026-03-20 09:28:31.211Z	6.865° NNE
7 mins	2026-03-20 22:47:31.211Z	11.597° NNE	2026-03-20 22:50:31.211Z	341.489° N	44.913°	2026-03-20 22:54:31.211Z	194.626° SSW

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SAUDISAT 4, 40016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-19T20:14:39.639Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2014 (2014-06-19 UTC)

SAUDISAT 4 Visibility forecast

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