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SAUDISAT 5B
Earth Observation · KACST / Saudi Arabia
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The companion to SaudiSat-5A, together they provide Saudi Arabia with stereo imaging capability — capturing overlapping views to generate 3D terrain models of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding region, supporting the Kingdom's infrastructure development and resource management programs.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 295–305 mi (475–490 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 94.1 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43833
- Int’l designator
- 2018-102C
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.