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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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43831 intel report (Beta)
SAUDISAT 5A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | KACST |
| Mission | Operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | SAUDISAT, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 425 kg wet, 425 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 7 hours ago
0 SAUDISAT 5A
1 43831U 18102A 24361.15362950 .00009973 00000-0 46498-3 0 9990
2 43831 97.3848 62.4223 0010406 224.4285 135.6117 15.20022037333710Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:41Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:41:13.588Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -88.02143° |
| Altitude | 513.989 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 09m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 52.45759° |
| Longitude | -97.40961° |
| Altitude | 521.404 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 16m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | 11° 56' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:35:30 |
| Azimuth | 315.182° NNW |
| Elevation | -26.053° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 509.899 km |
| Perigee altitude | 495.579 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,880.876 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0010406 |
| Inclination | 97.3848° |
| RAAN | 62.4223° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 224.4285° |
| True anomaly | 135.69504° |
| Mean anomaly | 135.6117° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 135.65338° |
| Mean motion | 3.80257 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00046498 |
| Orbital period | 94.67 mins |
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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 | 2024-12-26 16:53:21.307Z | 24.308° NE | 2024-12-26 16:56:21.307Z | 86.135° E | 37.304° | 2024-12-26 16:59:21.307Z | 172.61° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 03:32:21.307Z | 110.592° ESE | 2024-12-27 03:34:21.307Z | 72.461° E | 19.374° | 2024-12-27 03:36:21.307Z | 31.852° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 05:06:21.307Z | 223.417° SW | 2024-12-27 05:08:21.307Z | 268.191° W | 22.06° | 2024-12-27 05:10:21.307Z | 309.538° NW |
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