# SaudiSat-5 spacecraft bus
*bus . products*

Shared KACST spacecraft platform for the SaudiSat-5A and SaudiSat-5B high-resolution Earth-observation satellites.

## Specifications
- **product status**: operational
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **manufacturer**: kacst
- **bus**: {"form_factor":"mission-specific small Earth-observation satellite bus","platform_class":"mini"}
- **entity type**: bus
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-26
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: kacst
- **attributes**: {"kind":"bus","product_status":"operational","deployment_context":"orbital","manufacturer":"kacst","description":"Shared KACST spacecraft platform for the SaudiSat-5A and SaudiSat-5B high-resolution Earth-observation satellites.","bus":"{\"form_factor\":\"mission-specific small Earth-observation satellite bus\",\"platform_class\":\"mini\"}"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
SaudiSat-5 bus is the shared KACST platform for SaudiSat-5A and SaudiSat-5B. The two spacecraft were developed and manufactured at KACST and operated from a KACST control station.[^saudi-gazette-saudisat5] Each spacecraft is listed at 425 kg, placing the platform in the mini orbital class.[^gunter-saudisat5] The satellites provide high-resolution Earth-observation imagery from low Earth orbit for government uses, with a hyperspectral imaging mission context replacing earlier SaudiSat-2 and SaudiSat-3 capability.[^arabnews-saudisat5][^gunter-saudisat5]

## Compositional position
- saudisat-5a (missions) --[mission_buses]--> SaudiSat-5 spacecraft bus
- saudisat-5b (missions) --[mission_buses]--> SaudiSat-5 spacecraft bus

## Sources
- [saudi-gazette-saudisat5] | Saudi Arabia successfully launches Sat 5A, Sat 5B satellites, Saudi Gazette | https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/549713/SAUDI-ARABIA/Saudi-Arabia-successfully-launches-Sat-5A-Sat-5B-satellites | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-26
- [arabnews-saudisat5] | Two Saudi-designed satellites launch into space, Arab News | https://www.arabnews.com/node/1417021/saudi-arabia | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-26
- [gunter-saudisat5] | SaudiSat 5A, 5B, Gunter Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/saudisat-5.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-26

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