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SAUDICOMSAT 6

OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 31121

SAUDICOMSAT 6 is a Riyadh Space Research Institute payload satellite, launched on April 17, 2007 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date
April 17, 2007 at 06:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Dnepr 1 →
Operator
ISC Kosmotras
Mission
EgyptSat 1 & Saudisat 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
735 km
Periapsis
635 km
Inclination
98.41°
Orbital period
98.46 min
Orbit data fetched
October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator
Riyadh Space Research Institute
Manufacturer
Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
12 kg
Dimensions
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-012E
NORAD catalog №
31121
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Radar cross-section
0.0661 m²
Status
Operational