▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	SSO
Inclination	97.3055°
Eccentricity	0.0011012
Period	94.2 min
Apogee	489 km
Perigee	473 km
Mean motion	15.28265176 rev/day
RAAN	249.3985°
Arg of perigee	68.6175°
Mean anomaly	291.6239°
B*	1.5793e-4
Rev at epoch	41,873

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 43831U 18102A 26188.20197288 .00004282 00000-0 15793-3 0 9997

2 43831 97.3055 249.3985 0011012 68.6175 291.6239 15.28265176418736

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SAUDISAT 5A",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-102A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:50:50.457+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 15.28265176,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0011012,
  "INCLINATION": 97.3055,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 249.3985,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 68.6175,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 291.6239,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43831,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 41873,
  "BSTAR": 0.00015793,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00004282,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	SAUDISAT 5A
Operator	King Abdul Aziz City for Science and TechnologyHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	Saudi Arabia
Launch date	Dec 7, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	425HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/43831

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.