Key statistics
Satellite SAUDISAT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
7618
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SAUDISAT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SAUDISAT 2
International designator: 2004-025F
Object number (NORAD): 28371
Object ID (CCSDS): 28371
Country: SAUDI ARABIA (SAUD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.881 minutes
Inclination: 98.5242 deg
SMA: 7083.298 km
Apoapsis: 723.677 km
Periapsis: 686.65 km
RAAN: 113.1467 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026137
Argument of periapsis: 101.1172 deg
Mean anomaly: 259.2966 deg
Mean motion: 14.56295327 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000495 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012223 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, 9:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SAUDISAT 2
TLE line 1: 1 28371U 04025F 25127.91550031 .00000495 00000-0 12223-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28371 98.5242 113.1467 0026137 101.1172 259.2966 14.56295327106750
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SAUDISAT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
AprizeSat, is a constellation of small Low-Earth-Orbit satellites (64 satellites planned) to achieve a global communication system of data transmission and fixed and mobile asset tracking and monitoring (GMPCS).
SAUDISAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Dnepr | Aprizesat-2’, on board a Dnepr space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 2004, 6:30 a.m. from 109/95.
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Dnepr | Aprizesat-2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 2004, 6:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Dnepr
Launch pad: 109/95
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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