Key statistics
Satellite SAUDISAT 1A at a glance.
Uptime
8990
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.6
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SAUDISAT 1A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SAUDISAT 1A
International designator: 2000-057A
Object number (NORAD): 26545
Object ID (CCSDS): 26545
Country: SAUDI ARABIA (SAUD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.545 minutes
Inclination: 64.5509 deg
SMA: 6971.312 km
Apoapsis: 594.123 km
Periapsis: 592.232 km
RAAN: 131.3599 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001356
Argument of periapsis: 295.1906 deg
Mean anomaly: 64.9064 deg
Mean motion: 14.91526427 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001951 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020945 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SAUDISAT 1A
TLE line 1: 1 26545U 00057A 25127.38760729 .00001951 00000-0 20945-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 26545 64.5509 131.3599 0001356 295.1906 64.9064 14.91526427332470
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SAUDISAT 1A.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SAUDISAT 1A.
Associated space launch
Four small satellites were launched atop the Dnepr launch vehicle : MegSat 1, UniSat 1, TiungSat 1 as well as SaudiSat 1a and 1b. MegSat 1 is the second MegSat satellite. It is a LEO communications satellite. UniSat 1 is an Italian satellite developed and operated by GAUSS (La Sapienza University of Rome). TiungSAT-1 or MySat (Malaysian Satellite) is the first microsatellite for the Astronautic Technology (M) SDN. BHD. Company (ATSB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Saudisat-1a and Saudisat-1b (Saudi Arabian Satellite) are the first Saudi Arabian micro satellites.
SAUDISAT 1A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | SmallSat Rideshare’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 26, 2000, 10:05 a.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr | SmallSat Rideshare
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 26, 2000, 10:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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