Payload (satellite)
PAKTES 1A
OperationalLEO
Pakistan
PakistanPAKTES 1A is a satellite launched 2018-07-09 by Pakistan.
About
Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) is an indigenously developed remote sensing satellite of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. It was developed by SUPARCO and its payload manufacturing was subcontracted to South Africa's Space Advisory Company. It has 300 Kilogram Mass. It was launched on board a Chinese Long March 2C rocket on 9 July 2018 to operate at an altitude of 610 kilometres (380 mi) from the Earth.
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Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID43529
International designator2018-056A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerPakistan
Launch date2018-07-09
Launch siteJiuquan, China
Orbital period96 min
Inclination98.14°
Apogee585 km
Perigee551 km