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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
04:12:00
Friday December 7, 2018
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SaudiSat 5A and 5B are two Saudi-Arabian earth observation and technology demonstration satellites developed by the KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology). Saudisat 5 satellites feature a regionally optimized hyper-spectral imaging system. They are a replacement for Saudisat 2 and Saudisat 3.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
2 Payloads
850 kilograms
Other payloads were also launched on this flight: - TFStar - Tianyi 3-01 - Tianyi y-0y - Tianyi z-0z - Sagittarius 01 - Ladybird 1 to 7
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
12 Payloads
Agency
CASCPrice
$29.75 million
Rocket
Height: 40.77m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,500 kg
GTO: 1,200 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,962 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.35m
Height: 7.82m
Stages
2
42nd
Mission
7th
Mission of 2018
104th
Orbital launch attempt