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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
SaudiSat 5A & 5B
Launched
December 7, 2018
Summary
SaudiSat 5A & 5B launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on December 7, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 240th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 5,810th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Long March 2D flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Saudisat-5A, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 542 × 558 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 14 objects from this launch are catalogued, 12 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Long March 2D flight · 7th this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 240th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 5,810th orbital launch attempt104th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Saudisat-5A · NORAD 43831 · 2018-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 14 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-102A
- Epoch
- 2018-12-07 08:48:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.07797411 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001179
- Inclination
- 97.6272°
- Ascending node
- 53.8171°
- Arg. of perigee
- 259.8752°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.9252°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
14 catalogued: 12 payloads, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Saudisat-5A · NORAD 43831 · in orbit
- Saudisat-5B · NORAD 43833 · in orbit
- TY/DF-1 · re-entered February 21, 2024
- TFSTAR · in orbit
- Xinjiang Jiaotong-01 · re-entered February 14, 2025
- Shaonian-OFO · re-entered January 25, 2025
- Maowang Shouyinji Xing · re-entered December 25, 2024
- Huami xing · re-entered September 10, 2024
- RE:X xing · re-entered February 1, 2025
- Likeda jiaoyu weixing · re-entered June 18, 2024
- Tianmao guoji xing · re-entered May 10, 2024
- Shaonian-5C-04 · re-entered April 9, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SaudiSat 5A and 5B are Earth observation satellites developed by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology). They share the launch with several microsatellites for private Chinese companies.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
61st launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 10th this year · 111th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did SaudiSat 5A & 5B launch?
SaudiSat 5A & 5B launched on December 7, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SaudiSat 5A & 5B?
Coverage: تغطية 🎥 | تابعوا معنا البث المباشر لإطلاق قمري #سعودي_سات5 🇸🇦#لنا_الأرض_والفضاء; Two Saudi satellites launched from NW China. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SaudiSat 5A & 5B?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did SaudiSat 5A & 5B launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did SaudiSat 5A & 5B reach?
Saudisat-5A, one of 14 catalogued objects, reached a 542 × 558 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did SaudiSat 5A & 5B launch?
12 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).