Saudisat 5A & 5B

Saudi Arabia

Spacecraft nº:

Saudi Arabian spacecraft nº: 27/28

Launch data:

Designation	Saudisat 5A	Saudisat 5B
NORAD-ID	43831	43833
Int. code	18102A	18102C
Launch date	07 Dec 2018 - 04:12 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	533 x 551 km	532 x 551 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.63 °	97.63 °
Period	95.5 min	min
Decay

Launched together with: Saudisat-5A/5B - TY/DF-1 - TFSTAR - Xinjiang Jiatong-01 - Piao chong 1 - Maowang Shouyinji Xing - Huami xing - Pia chong 4 - Likeda jiaoyu weixing - Tianmao guoji xing - RE:X xing

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform
Operator	KACST
Mass at launch	425 kg (each)
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Mission details:

Two 425 kg Saudi technology satellites, Saudisat-5A and 5B, were the primary payloads on a CZ-2D launched from Jiuquan to sun-synch orbit on Dec 7, 2018. 10 small satellites were also deployed. There is some confusion about which satellites were involved, but it appears three are from Spacety/Tianyi Research (Changsha), one is from MinoSpace/Weina Xingkong Keji ( Beijing) and several are ′Piao chong′ (′Ladybird′) cubesats for IoT data relay from CommSat/Jiutian Weixing Keji Fazhan YG (Beijing).

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR758), #228 - update: 14.03.19