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SWC-1
12U CubeSat by the Saudi Space Commission launched with the Artemis II mission. SWC-1 was launched on April 1, 2026 aboard a SLS Block 1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-069CNORAD 68540Saudi Arabia
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SWC-1
- International designator
- 2026-069C
- NORAD catalog number
- 68540
- GCAT identifier
- S68540
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Saudi Small
- Owner
- Saudi Space Ag.
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Builder
- Saudi Space Agency
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 12U
Launch
- Date
- April 1, 2026 · 22:35 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-069Success
- Rocket
- SLS Block 1
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/NS
- Perigee
- 492 km
- Apogee
- 70,228 km
- Inclination
- 28.33°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Apr 1, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 20 kg
- Dry mass
- 20 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q137921162 (CC0).