SAUDISAT 5A

NORAD 43831· COSPAR 2018-102A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO

Launch

Launched on Dec 7, 2018 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.

Long March 2D | SaudiSat 5A & 5B →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 03:52 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

KACST

Country

Saudi Arabia

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Dec 7, 2018

Mass

—

Apogee

490 km

Perigee

477 km

Inclination

97.30°

Period

1.57 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for SAUDISAT 5A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-2.9 km

Rate

-0.03 km/day

Now

477 × 490 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2018-102 (Long March 2D | SaudiSat 5A & 5B).

SAUDISAT 5B · 43833

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