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SAUDISAT 5B, 43833

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SAUDISAT 5B, 43833 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

43833, 2018-102C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Unknown / 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 (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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

2.500 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 SAUDISAT 5B
1 43833U 18102C   25354.19085306  .00004214  00000-0  16592-3 0  9991
2 43833  97.3441  56.9904 0012156  55.4432 304.7951 15.26091002388477

Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:34:49.704Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-100.73789°

Altitude

485.855 km

Speed

7.625 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 57s

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

11:48:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

492.809 km

Perigee altitude

476.124 km

Semi-major axis

6,862.603 km

Eccentricity

0.00122

Inclination

97.3441°

RAAN

56.9904°

Arg. of periapsis

55.4432°

True anomaly

304.68061°

Mean anomaly

304.7951°

Eccentric anomaly

304.73786°

Mean motion

3.81777 °/min

Orbital period

94.3 mins

BSTAR

0.00016592

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

OBJECT H, 43838 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 43836 (Decayed)

OBJECT E, 43835 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 43832 (Decayed)

OBJECT G, 43837 (Decayed)

SAUDISAT 5A, 43831

OBJECT P, 43844 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 43841 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 43840 (Decayed)

OBJECT N, 43843 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 43834

OBJECT M, 43842 (Decayed)

OBJECT J, 43839 (Decayed)

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SAUDISAT 5B 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.
4 mins	2025-12-20 17:44:44.013Z	335.56° NNW	2025-12-20 17:46:44.013Z	271.893° WNW	28.989°	2025-12-20 17:48:44.013Z	228.022° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-21 04:19:44.013Z	158.008° S	2025-12-21 04:21:44.013Z	70.229° E	43.903°	2025-12-21 04:24:44.013Z	352.582° N

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SAUDISAT 5B, 43833

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-20T04:34:49.704Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SAUDISAT 5B Visibility forecast

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