Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Saudisat-3 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Saudi Arabia |
Operator/Owner |
Riyadh Space Research Institute |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation Research |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
656 |
Apogee (km) |
677 |
Eccentricity |
0.00149221914303986 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.8 |
Period (minutes) |
98.1 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
200 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
17-04-2007 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
Country of Contractor |
Saudi Arabia |
Launch Site |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2007-012B |
NORAD Number |
31118 |
Comments |
Carries a high resolution imager; telecommunications. |