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TiungSAT-1

Amateur radio satellite. TiungSAT-1 was launched on September 26, 2000 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-057DNORAD 26548Saudi Arabia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Saudi-OSCAR-41
Common name
TiungSAT-1
Payload designation
Saudisat 1A (Aprize?)
Other names
SO-41,Saudi-Oscar-41
International designator
2000-057D
NORAD catalog number
26548
GCAT identifier
S26548
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.418

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Saudisat
Owner
KACST
Country
Saudi Arabia
Builder
King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
Platform (bus)
Saudisat

Launch

Date
September 26, 2000 · 10:05 UTC
Launch record
2000-057Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
639 km
Apogee
654 km
Inclination
64.56°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
September 2003
End of operations
September 2003

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1449650 (CC0).