NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2007-012E
Saudicomsat 6 is one of five Saudi Arabian communications nanosatellites that were launched by a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur at 07:02 UT on 17 April 2007. Each is a 12 kg CubeSat that was built by the students and faculty of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for storing and then forwarding communications. They are the first five among a planned fleet of 24 such nanosatellites.
Launch Date: 2007-04-17
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
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