| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Saudicomsat-5 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Saudi Arabia |
| Operator/Owner | Riyadh Space Research Institute |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 651 |
| Apogee (km) | 725 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00524227826579768 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.8 |
| Period (minutes) | 98.5 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 12 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 17-04-2007 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Space Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
| Country of Contractor | Saudi Arabia |
| Launch Site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Launch Vehicle | Dnepr |
| COSPAR Number | 2007-012H |
| NORAD Number | 31124 |
| Comments | Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. |