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Saudisat 3 [Roskosmos]
SaudiSat 3 is a follow-on to the earlier Saudisat projects. Larger than its precedessors, SaudiSat 3 uses high resolution imagers provided by SUNspace in South Africa and the for Space Research Institute of KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology) for Earth observation.
| Nation: | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, Earth observation |
| Operator: | KACST Space Research Institute |
| Contractors: | KACST Space Research Institute |
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| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | 200 kg |
| Orbit: | 655 km × 678 km, 98.09° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaudiSat 3 | 2007-012B | 17.04.2007 | Ba LC-109/95 | Dnepr | with EgyptSat 1, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST |
Launch Sites:
- Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, Kazakhstan
References:
- KACST Website
Further Saudisat missions:
