28369 - SAUDICOMSAT 1

SAUDICOMSAT 1 is a Saudi Arabian communications microsatellite (12 kg). It was launched by a Dnieper booster from Baikonur at 07:45 UT on 2004 June 29. Initial orbital parameters were period 99.3 min, apogee 750 km, perigee 699 km, and inclination 98.3 deg.

Alternate Names

2004-025D

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2004-06-29
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan