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KUWAITSAT-1
Kuwaiti University CubeSat (Founding Satellite) · Kuwait University
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KuwaitSat-1, Kuwait's first satellite, built by Kuwaiti university students to give the country hands-on satellite engineering experience and establish an initial foothold in space technology. Kuwait becoming a satellite-owning nation, even via a single small student-built CubeSat, reflects a broader regional trend across the Gulf states, where national space programs have become a genuine point of pride and long-term economic diversification strategy.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 251–259 mi (404–416 km)
- Inclination
- 97.3°
- One orbit
- 92.6 minutes15.5 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 55103
- Int’l designator
- 2023-001CY
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.