Satellite · NORAD 43831 · COSPAR 2018-102A
SAUDISAT 5A
- Operator Saudi Arabia
- Constellation —
- Country Saudi Arabia
Altitude now
475.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.63km/s
Inclination
97.30°
Period
94.2 min
94.2 min
Perigee
473km
Apogee
486km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:33 UTC (7.0 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 11.280° N
- Longitude
- 166.634° E
- Altitude
- 475.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.633 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 15:33 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- SAUD · Saudi Arabia
- Country
- Saudi Arabia SA
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 07 Dec 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-102
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 13
- SAUDISAT 5B43833PayloadActive
- OBJECT B43832UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT D43834UnknownUnknown
- OBJECT E43835UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT F43836UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT G43837UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT H43838UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT J43839UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT K43840UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT L43841UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT M43842UnknownDecayed
- OBJECT N43843UnknownDecayed
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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 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
- 43831
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-102A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SBW
- Canonical slug
- saudisat-5a-43831
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.