SaudiComsat  1, 2

 

SaudiComsat [Kosmotras]

Saudi Comsat 1 and 2 are the first generation of low orbit micro-communication satellites (12 kg each) for commercial use, for the purpose of store and forward, and it is to be noted that those satellite are among 24 satellites planed to be launched in the future with different orbits to cover large parts of the world.

 

Nation: Saudi Arabia
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: KACST Space Research Institute
Contractors: KACST Space Research Institute
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion: None
Lifetime:
Mass: 12 kg
Orbit:

 

Satellite Date LS   Launcher Remarks:
SaudiComsat 1 29.06.2004 TB LC-109/95   Dnepr-1 with DEMETER, Saudisat 2, SaudiComsat 2, LatinSat C,
LatinSat D
, Amsat-Echo, Unisat 3
SaudiComsat 2 29.06.2004 TB LC-109/95   Dnepr-1 with DEMETER, Saudisat 2, SaudiComsat 1, LatinSat C,
LatinSat D
, Amsat-Echo, Unisat 3
SaudiComsat 3 17.04.2007 TB LC-109/95 Dnepr-1 with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 4,5,6,7, CP 3, CP 4,
CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SaudiComsat 4 17.04.2007 TB LC-109/95 Dnepr-1 with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3,5,6,7, CP 3, CP 4,
CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SaudiComsat 5 17.04.2007 TB LC-109/95 Dnepr-1 with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3,4,6,7,CP 3, CP 4,
CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SaudiComsat 6 17.04.2007 TB LC-109/95 Dnepr-1 with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3,4,5,7, CP 3, CP 4,
CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST
SaudiComsat 7 17.04.2007 TB LC-109/95 Dnepr-1 with Egyptsat 1, Saudisat 3, SaudiComsat 3,4,5,6, CP 3, CP 4,
CAPE 1, Libertad 1, AeroCube 2, CSTB 1, MAST

 

Source: KACST Website

Last update: 27.09.2009
Contact: gunter.krebs@skyrocket.de
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