Saudisat 1B

Also known as SO-42, Saudi Oscar 42

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General

Designation	26549 / 00057E
Launch date	26 Sep 2000
Country of origin	Saudi Arabia
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	638/659 km
Inclination	64.6°
Period
Launch vehicle	Dnepr #2
Launch site	Tyuratam

Carries a HAM payload and an Aprizestar commercial payload (400 MHz band).

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Saudi Institute for Space Research at KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Tech), Riyadh
Platform
Mass at launch	10 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Downlinks on 437.3, 437.325 437.35 & 437.375 MHz

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