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SAUDISAT 5A, 43831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDISAT 5A, 43831 is a payload satellite owned by KACST (SA) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

43831, 2018-102A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

KACST

Mission

Operational Civil Technology

Bus & Motor

SAUDISAT, Unknown motor

Mass

425 kg wet, 425 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-07 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

2.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A   25182.21500402  .00003861  00000-0  16576-3 0  9999
2 43831  97.3566 245.6513 0009162 297.2928  62.7376 15.23262021362163

Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:09:36.347Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-111.26381°

Altitude

496.224 km

Speed

7.618 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 22m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-73.50716°

Longitude

43.21042°

Altitude

518.273 km

Speed

7.606 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 33m 47s

Apparent Declination

-64° 29' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:04:06

Azimuth

159.281° S

Elevation

-62.139°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.264 km

Perigee altitude

486.673 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.106 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

97.3566°

RAAN

245.6513°

Arg. of periapsis

297.2928°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

62.7376°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81069 °/min

Orbital period

94.47 mins

BSTAR

0.00016576

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Other satellites on launch #102 in the year 2018 (2018-12-07 UTC)

OBJECT B, 43832 (Decayed)

SAUDISAT 5B, 43833

OBJECT D, 43834

OBJECT E, 43835 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 43836 (Decayed)

OBJECT G, 43837 (Decayed)

OBJECT H, 43838 (Decayed)

OBJECT J, 43839 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 43840 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 43841 (Decayed)

OBJECT M, 43842 (Decayed)

OBJECT N, 43843 (Decayed)

OBJECT P, 43844 (Decayed)

SAUDISAT 5A Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 16:45:49.479Z	28.576° NE	2025-07-01 16:48:49.479Z	107.307° ESE	35.255°	2025-07-01 16:51:49.479Z	171.444° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 04:56:49.479Z	217.844° SW	2025-07-02 04:58:49.479Z	265.509° W	24.199°	2025-07-02 05:01:49.479Z	322.462° NNW

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