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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

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

425 kg wet, 425 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-07 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

2.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A   26269.30939152  .00005553  00000-0  20000-3 0  9991
2 43831  97.2961 328.9401 0010744 129.3215 230.8979 15.28918777431125

Epoch: 2026-09-26T07:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T07:25:31.427Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-147.56014°

Altitude

486.801 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 55m 45s

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

05:21:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

483.357 km

Perigee altitude

468.628 km

Semi-major axis

6,854.129 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.2961°

RAAN

328.9401°

Arg. of periapsis

129.3215°

True anomaly

230.80244°

Mean anomaly

230.8979°

Eccentric anomaly

230.85016°

Mean motion

3.82485 °/min

Orbital period

94.12 mins

BSTAR

0.0002

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

OBJECT H, 43838 (Decayed)

OBJECT M, 43842 (Decayed)

OBJECT N, 43843 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 43836 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 43840 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 43841 (Decayed)

OBJECT P, 43844 (Decayed)

SAUDISAT 5B, 43833

OBJECT B, 43832 (Decayed)

OBJECT E, 43835 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 43834

OBJECT G, 43837 (Decayed)

OBJECT J, 43839 (Decayed)

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SAUDISAT 5A 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.
5 mins	2026-09-26 17:24:57.425Z	346.048° N	2026-09-26 17:26:57.425Z	296.478° NW	36.18°	2026-09-26 17:29:57.425Z	222.056° SW
5 mins	2026-09-27 03:58:57.425Z	154.185° SSE	2026-09-27 04:00:57.425Z	112.927° SE	59.498°	2026-09-27 04:03:57.425Z	356.917° N

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SAUDISAT 5A, 43831

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T07:25:31.427Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SAUDISAT 5A Visibility forecast

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