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JY1SAT (JO-97)

Jordanian Amateur Radio Satellite · Jordan Amateur Radio Society

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JY1Sat (JO-97), Jordan's first amateur radio satellite, launched in 2019 and named in honor of Jordan's founding King Hussein, whose personal amateur radio callsign was JY1 — carrying an FM transponder used by ham operators across the Middle East and beyond.

Its orbit

Orbit
Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
Altitude
285–288 mi (458–463 km)
Inclination
97.4°
One orbit
93.7 minutes15.4 orbits a day
NORAD ID
43803
Int’l designator
2018-099AX
Launched
2018

Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.

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