SaudiSat 2

Saudi Arabia

Spacecraft n°:

Saudi Arabian spacecraft n°: 12

Launch data:

Designation 28371 / 04025F
Launch date 29 Jun 2004 - 06:30:06 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC-109/95
Launch vehicle  Dnepr-1
Mission Technology / Remote sensing
Sun-synchronized Earth orbit on 29 Jun:
Perigee / Apogee 699 / 735 km
Inclination 98.27°
Period 99.13 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  KACST Space Research Institute, Space Quest
Customer  Space Research Institude at KACST
Platform  
Mass at launch  35 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  None, solar cells
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  


Mission details:

Saudi Sat 2 (30 kg) is designed to perform some experimental technologies that includes taking images with resolution better than 15 m for remote sensing.
Ref.: #3(SD384), #7, #14, #78a - update: 5.10.04