Payload (satellite)
KHALIFASAT: live position and orbit
OperationalUAE
KHALIFASAT is a satellite launched 2018-10-29 by UAE.
Facts
NORAD ID43676
International designator2018-084F
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUAE
Launch date2018-10-29
Launch siteTANSC
Orbital period95.9 min
Inclination98.08°
Apogee566 km
Perigee558 km
About
KhalifaSat, is a remote sensing Earth observation satellite that was designed and built at the Space Technology Laboratories of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre in Dubai. It is considered the first entirely Emirati-made satellite. It launched into orbit on 30 October 2018 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center using the Korean Satrec SI-300 bus.