SaudiComsat 1 & 2 [University of Arizona]
Official name SAUDICOMSAT 1
Alternative name SaudiComsat-1
Cospar ID 2004-025D
Norad ID 28369
Launch date 2004-06-29
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Dnepr
Country/Organization Saudi Arabia
Type application Technology
Operator KACST Space Research Institute
RCS size SMALL
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 99.04
Inclination (deg) 98.54
Perigee (km) 690
Apogee (km) 736
Eccentricity 0.032258064516129
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.5395799676898
Semi-Major axis (km) 7091.135
Raan (deg) 111.6245
Arg of perigee (deg) 213.0018
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 12
Height (m) 0.2
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.2
Contractors KACST Space Research Institute
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

The satellites of the SaudiComsat series are the first generation of Saudi Arabian low orbit micro-communications satellites (12 kg each) for commercial use, for the purpose of store and forward communications.

The satellites built at the KACST Space Research Institute are based on the Saudisat 1 design. Reportedly they are part of a 24 satellite constellation planed to be launched in the future with different orbits to cover large parts of the world.

SaudiComsat 7 carried also an AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver to gather position data from ships.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
SAUDICOMSAT 1 2004-025D 2004-06-29 TTMTR Dnepr with DEMETER, Saudisat 2, SaudiComsat 2, LatinSat C ,LatinSat D, AMSAT-Echo, Unisat 3
SAUDICOMSAT 2 2004-025E 2004-06-29 TTMTR Dnepr with DEMETER, Saudisat 2, SaudiComsat 1, LatinSat C, LatinSat D, AMSAT-Echo, Unisat 3
SAUDICOMSAT 7 2007-012C 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SAUDICOMSAT 6 2007-012E 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SAUDICOMSAT 5 2007-012H 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SAUDICOMSAT 3 2007-012J 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 4, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SAUDICOMSAT 4 2007-012L 2007-04-17 TTMTR Dnepr with EgyptSat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3, SaudiComsat 5, SaudiComsat 6, SaudiComsat 7, CP 3, CP 4, CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST