28371 - SAUDISAT 2

SAUDISAT 2 is a Saudi Arabian communications microsatellite (35 kg) that was launched by a Dnieper booster from Baikonur at 07:45 UT on 2004 June 29. Initial orbital parameters were period 99.1 min, apogee 735 km, perigee 699 km, and inclination 98.3 deg.

Facts in Brief

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