Saudisat 1A

Also known as SO-41, Saudi Oscar 41

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General

Designation	26545 / 00057D
Launch date	26 Sep 2000
Country of origin	Saudi Arabia
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	633/650 km
Inclination	64.6°
Period
Launch vehicle	Dnepr #2
Launch site	Tyuratam

Worth $1 million. Carries a HAM payload and an Aprizestar commercial payload (400 MHz band).

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External resources

http://www.aprizesat.com/

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

Downlink: 436.775 MHz LHCP 1 Watt, Uplink: 145.850 MHz linear

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