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KUWAITSAT-1, 55103

Orbit data source: Space-Track

KUWAITSAT-1, 55103 is a payload satellite owned by Kuwait U. (KW) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 03 Jan 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

55103, 2023-001CY

Orbit

SSO

Country

KW / KWT

Related business

Kuwait University (KW)

Manufacturer

Kuwait U.

Mission

Operational Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 2U, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-01-03 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.025 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 KUWAITSAT-1
1 55103U 23001CY  25335.42775117  .00020170  00000-0  49837-3 0  9996
2 55103  97.3544  39.1479 0011332  76.7078 283.5432 15.40454036162059

Epoch: 2025-12-01T10:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-01T10:15:57.701Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

174.63007°

Altitude

446.085 km

Speed

7.646 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 36m 35s

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

05:39:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.433 km

Perigee altitude

433.976 km

Semi-major axis

6,819.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00113

Inclination

97.3544°

RAAN

39.1479°

Arg. of periapsis

76.7078°

True anomaly

283.41691°

Mean anomaly

283.5432°

Eccentric anomaly

283.48006°

Mean motion

3.85373 °/min

Orbital period

93.42 mins

BSTAR

0.00049837

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2023 (2023-01-03 UTC)

SKYKRAFT-1A, 55054

FLOCK 4Y 18, 55023 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 9, 55069 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-162, 55095 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 29, 55030 (Decayed)

TAUSAT-2, 55073 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 PHILARI, 55013 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 MMOLO, 55038 (Decayed)

KSF3-D, 55085 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4Y 11, 55043 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 FUENTETAJA-01, 55088 (Decayed)

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KUWAITSAT-1 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	2025-12-03 04:30:13.541Z	170.151° S	2025-12-03 04:32:13.541Z	335.449° NNW	43.21°	2025-12-03 04:34:13.541Z	346.447° N

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Check out KUWAITSAT-1, 55103 on other resources

View KUWAITSAT-1, 55103 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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