Saudisat 1C

Saudi Arabia

Spacecraft n°:

Saudi Arabian satellite n°: 9

Also known as SO-50, Oscar 50

Launch data:

Designation	27607 / 02058C
Launch date	20 Dec 2002 - 17:00 UT
Launch site	B, LC109/95
Launch vehicle	Dnepr (#3)
Mission	Technology / Communications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	650 km
Inclination	64.6°
Period	98 min

Credit: ISC Kosmotras

The satellite will be used for purely commercial, non-military purposes to provide data on weather conditions and oil exploration besides monitoring the movement of vehicles.

Satellite entirely made by Saudi Arabian teams.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Saudi Institute for Space Research at KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech), Riyadh
Platform
Operator	KACST Space Research Institute
Mass at launch	10 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	23 cm vube
Solar array	none, solar cells
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Amateur payload:
Uplink at 145.850 MHz, Downlink at 436.800 MHz

Ref: #7, #14, #33, #78a - update: 13.11.11