Satellite · NORAD 31125 · COSPAR 2007-012J
SAUDICOMSAT 3
- Operator Saudi Arabia
- Constellation —
- Country Saudi Arabia
Altitude now
653.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.55km/s
Inclination
98.32°
Period
97.9 min
97.9 min
Perigee
630km
Apogee
686km
orbit agingOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:53 UTC (34.7 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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
- 81.485° N
- Longitude
- 173.986° W
- Altitude
- 653.2 km
- Velocity
- 7.548 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:53 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- SAUD · Saudi Arabia
- Country
- Saudi Arabia SA
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Apr 2007
- COSPAR launch id
- 2007-012
- Launch site
- Baikonur Cosmodrome (Tyuratam)
Objects from the same launch · 15
- SL-24 DEB31120DebrisInactive
- EGYPTSAT 131117PayloadUnknown
- SAUDISAT 331118PayloadActive
- SAUDICOMSAT 731119PayloadActive
- SAUDICOMSAT 631121PayloadActive
- CSTB 131122PayloadUnknown
- SAUDICOMSAT 531124PayloadActive
- MAST31126PayloadUnknown
- SAUDICOMSAT 431127PayloadActive
- LIBERTAD-131128PayloadUnknown
- CP331129PayloadUnknown
- CAPE-131130PayloadUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → SA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → SAUD | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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 11 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 13 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 | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
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
- 31125
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2007-012J
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM27T
- Canonical slug
- saudicomsat-3-31125
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.