Official name SAUDISAT 2
Alternative name SaudiSat-2
Cospar ID 2004-025F
Norad ID 28371
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 MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 98.88
Inclination (deg) 98.52
Perigee (km) 687
Apogee (km) 723
Eccentricity 0.025531914893617
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.5631067961165
Semi-Major axis (km) 7083.135
Raan (deg) 131.0529
Arg of perigee (deg) 49.7761
Shape Box
Mass (kg) 35
Height (m) 0.5
Width (m) 0.3
Depth (m) 0.5
Span (m^2) 0.5
Contractors KACST Space Research Institute, SpaceQuest
Propulsion None
Power Solar cells, batteries

Saudi Sat 2 (30 kg) is designed to perform some experimental technologies that includes taking images with resolution better than 15 m for remote sensing. The orbit is sun synchronized at 700 km. It is to be noted that the Saudi Laser Station, part of the Space Research Institute, is going to be tracking Saudi Sat 2 with high accuracy of 3 of 1000 m.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
SAUDISAT 2 2004-025F 2004-06-29 TTMTR Dnepr with DEMETER, SaudiComsat 1, SaudiComsat 2, LatinSat C, LatinSat D, AMSAT-Echo, Unisat 3