Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Saudicomsat-6 |
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) |
648 |
Apogee (km) |
758 |
Eccentricity |
0.00777604976671851 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.8 |
Period (minutes) |
98.8 |
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 |
2007-012E |
NORAD Number |
31121 |
Comments |
Communications services; part of planned 24-satellite constellation. First commercial satellites. |