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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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 SAUDISAT 4
1 40016U 14033G   26171.36507205  .00000472  00000-0  68801-4 0  9997
2 40016  97.7587 317.3897 0046061  63.9529 296.6414 14.79548154646540

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45:42.225Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-82.61697°

Altitude

619.416 km

Speed

7.557 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 09m 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

21:38:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

660.056 km

Perigee altitude

595.516 km

Semi-major axis

7,005.923 km

Eccentricity

0.00461

Inclination

97.7587°

RAAN

317.3897°

Arg. of periapsis

63.9529°

True anomaly

296.1684°

Mean anomaly

296.6414°

Eccentric anomaly

296.40502°

Mean motion

3.70122 °/min

Orbital period

97.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000068801

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

DUCHIFAT 1, 40021

HODOYOSHI 3, 40015

POLYITAN 1, 40042

FLOCK 1C 7, 40026 (Decayed)

POPSAT HIP 1, 40028

BUGSAT 1, 40014

TABLETSAT AURORA, 40017

AEROCUBE 6A, 40045

FLOCK 1C 5, 40038 (Decayed)

BRITE TORONTO, 40020

UNISAT 6, 40012

PERSEUS M1, 40039

FLOCK 1C 11, 40033 (Decayed)

KAZEOSAT 2, 40010

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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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 23:00:49.702Z	354.46° N	2026-06-22 23:03:49.702Z	273.346° WNW	37.31°	2026-06-22 23:06:49.702Z	215.411° SW
7 mins	2026-06-23 09:55:49.702Z	177.08° S	2026-06-23 09:58:49.702Z	264.345° W	43.195°	2026-06-23 10:02:49.702Z	342.667° N

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SAUDISAT 4, 40016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:45:42.225Z)

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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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