Satellite · NORAD 29526 · COSPAR 2006-051A
BADR-4
- Operator Arabsat
- Constellation —
- Country Saudi Arabia
Altitude now
35,798.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
2.22°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,767km
Apogee
35,808km
orbit freshOrbit updated 4 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:09 UTC (5.3 h old)· Metadata updated 4 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 1.223° S
- Longitude
- 34.464° E
- Altitude
- 35798.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.074 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:09 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- Arabsat
- SATCAT owner code
- AB · Arabsat
- Country
- Saudi Arabia SA
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 08 Nov 2006
- COSPAR launch id
- 2006-051
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 2
- BREEZE-M DEB [TANK]29528DebrisInactive
- BREEZE-M R/B29527Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Id | ∅ → org_01M28X1Z8QH525E76018ZYZSNX | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Country Code | ∅ → SA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → AB | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 4 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 29526
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2006-051A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM27C
- Canonical slug
- badr-4-29526
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.