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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

3 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 3 hours ago

0 SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A   25186.87898774  .00003869  00000-0  16590-3 0  9991
2 43831  97.3571 250.2227 0009044 277.8230  82.1980 15.23299691362870

Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T21:05:44.54Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

9.67642°

Altitude

498.153 km

Speed

7.616 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 40m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-70.06062°

Longitude

30.52198°

Altitude

515.981 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 12m 05s

Apparent Declination

-62° 14' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:52:37

Azimuth

154.131° SSE

Elevation

-63.031°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

499.069 km

Perigee altitude

486.641 km

Semi-major axis

6,870.992 km

Eccentricity

0.0009

Inclination

97.3571°

RAAN

250.2227°

Arg. of periapsis

277.823°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

82.198°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81078 °/min

Orbital period

94.47 mins

BSTAR

0.0001659

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-06 03:33:11.666Z	114.424° SE	2025-07-06 03:35:11.666Z	73.114° E	21.383°	2025-07-06 03:38:11.666Z	17.22° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-06 05:07:11.666Z	229.784° WSW	2025-07-06 05:09:11.666Z	272.226° WNW	18.919°	2025-07-06 05:11:11.666Z	309.217° NW
4 mins	2025-07-06 16:36:11.666Z	50.883° ENE	2025-07-06 16:38:11.666Z	110.034° ESE	27.778°	2025-07-06 16:40:11.666Z	154.078° SSE

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