Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) is an indigenously developed remote sensing satellite of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. It was developed by SUPARCO while payload manufacturing was subcontracted to South Africa's Space Advisory Company. It has 300 Kilogram Mass.[2] It was launched on board a Chinese Long March 2C rocket on 9 July 2018. It will operate at an altitude of 610 kilometres (380 mi) from the Earth.[3][4]
| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | SUPARCO |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-056A |
| SATCAT no. | 43529 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Space Advisory Company, South Africa SUPARCO |
| Launch mass | 300 kg (660 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 July 2018 [1] |
| Rocket | Long March 2C[1] |
| Launch site | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre[1] |
| Contractor | CNSA |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Perigee altitude | 549.2 km (341.3 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 632.5 km (393.0 mi) |
| Inclination | 98 degrees |
| Period | 96.8 minutes |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Launch Site, Rocket and Date". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "PakTES 1A, 1B". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "China to launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan in July".
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