Saudi Arabia
Spacecraft Designed in Saudi Arabia
  • Saudisat. - Communications Amateur Radio
Space-related People born in Saudi Arabia
  • Al-Bassam. - Abdul Moshin Hamad Al-Bassam Saudi Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 12 December 1948.
  • Al-Saud. - Sultan Salman Abdel-aziz Al-Saud Saudi Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 27 June 1956. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.07 days.
Chronology of Events for Saudi Arabia

2000 September 26 - 10:05 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC109. Launch Pad: LC109/95. Launch Vehicle: R-36M2. Model: Dnepr. LV Configuration: Dnepr 1.

  • SaudiSat 1A Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: KACST. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 651 km (404 mi). Inclination: 64.56 deg. Period: 97.59 min. COSPAR: 2000-057D. USAF Sat Cat: 26548. Saudisat 1A and 1B were developed by the Saudi Institute for Space Research at KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), Riyadh, and carried amateur store-forward communications payloads. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.
  • SaudiSat 1B Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: KACST. Perigee: 644 km (400 mi). Apogee: 664 km (413 mi). Inclination: 64.55 deg. Period: 97.73 min. COSPAR: 2000-057E. USAF Sat Cat: 26549. Saudisat 1A and 1B were developed by the Saudi Institute for Space Research at KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), Riyadh, and carried amateur store-forward communications payloads. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.
2002 December 20 - 17:00 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M2. Model: Dnepr. LV Configuration: Dnepr 1.
  • SaudiSat 1S Payload: SaudiSat 2. Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: Riyadh Space Research Institute (Saudi Arabia). Perigee: 633 km (393 mi). Apogee: 690 km (420 mi). Inclination: 64.60 deg. Period: 98.00 min. COSPAR: 2002-058C. USAF Sat Cat: 27607. Amateur store-forward communications payload. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.
2004 June 29 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M2. Model: Dnepr. LV Configuration: Dnepr 1.
  • Saudicomsat 1 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: Riyadh Space Research Institute (Saudi Arabia). Perigee: 699 km (434 mi). Apogee: 751 km (466 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.30 min. COSPAR: 2004-025D. USAF Sat Cat: 28369. Amateur store-forward communications payload. Level: 1.
  • Saudicomsat 2 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: Riyadh Space Research Institute (Saudi Arabia). Perigee: 698 km (433 mi). Apogee: 783 km (486 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.60 min. COSPAR: 2004-025E. USAF Sat Cat: 28370. Amateur store-forward communications payload. Level: 1.
  • Saudisat 2 Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: SaudiSat. Manufacturer: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech, Riyadh. Agency: Riyadh Space Research Institute (Saudi Arabia). Perigee: 698 km (433 mi). Apogee: 736 km (457 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.10 min. COSPAR: 2004-025F. USAF Sat Cat: 28371. Experimental technology satellite that included imaging with resolution better than 15 m for remote sensing. Level: 1.
2007 April 17 - 06:46 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: R-36M2. Model: Dnepr.
  • Saudisat 3 Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Class: Surveillance. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 656 km (407 mi). Apogee: 679 km (421 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.10 min. COSPAR: 2007-012B. USAF Sat Cat: 31118. Saudisat 3 carried a suveillance instrument, backed by data collection and relay avionics, to work in concert with the five smaller SaudiComSats launched at the same time. Level: 1.
  • SaudiComsat-7 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 651 km (404 mi). Apogee: 740 km (450 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.70 min. COSPAR: 2007-012C. USAF Sat Cat: 31119. Level: 1.
  • SaudiComsat-6 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 649 km (403 mi). Apogee: 762 km (473 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.90 min. COSPAR: 2007-012E. USAF Sat Cat: 31121. Level: 1.
  • SaudiComsat-5 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 652 km (405 mi). Apogee: 729 km (452 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.60 min. COSPAR: 2007-012H. USAF Sat Cat: 31124. Level: 1.
  • SaudiComsat-3 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 653 km (405 mi). Apogee: 718 km (446 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.50 min. COSPAR: 2007-012J. USAF Sat Cat: 31125. Level: 1.
  • SaudiComsat-4 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Communications. Manufacturer: RSRI. Agency: RSRI. Perigee: 650 km (400 mi). Apogee: 751 km (466 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.80 min. COSPAR: 2007-012L. USAF Sat Cat: 31127. Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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