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SaudiSat-4

Saudi-Arabian micro-satellite. SaudiSat-4 was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033GNORAD 40016Saudi Arabia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Saudisat 4
Common name
SaudiSat-4
International designator
2014-033G
NORAD catalog number
40016
GCAT identifier
S40016

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
Saudisat
Owner
KACST
Country
Saudi Arabia
Builder
King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
Platform (bus)
Saudisat

Launch

Date
June 19, 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record
2014-033Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
613 km
Apogee
681 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
100 kg
Dry mass
100 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17285881 (CC0).