SaudiSat-4
| Operator | KACST |
|---|---|
| Major contractors | Stanford University |
| Mission type | Earth observation satellite |
| Launch date | 19 June 2014 |
| Launch vehicle | Dnepr-1 |
| Mission duration | ongoing |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-033G |
| Mass | 100 kg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Inclination | 97.9 deg. |
| Apoapsis | 620 |
| Periapsis | 620 |
SaudiSat-4 is a Saudi-Arabian micro-satellite launched in 2014. Details or photos of the bus are unknown.
Launch
SaudiSat-4 was launched from Dombarovsky (air base) site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr-1 rocket.[1] It is unknown if communications with satellite was established or not.
Mission
The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, main test piece being UV light diodes, intended for removal of static charge from the proof mass. Proof mass experiment is expected to pave the way to engineering of gravitational reference sensor (GRS) of drag-free spacecraft. This devise has an applications for the tentative Laser Interferometer Space Antenna gravity wave detector.[2]
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