Payload
PAKTES 1A
OperationalPayloadLEO
PAKTES 1A is a Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) payload satellite, launched on July 9, 2018 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 9, 2018 at 03:56 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Jiuquan, China
- Launched by
- Long March 2C/SMA →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 585 km
- Periapsis
- 554 km
- Inclination
- 98.13°
- Orbital period
- 96.06 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
- Manufacturer
- CAST/DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 285 kg
- Design lifetime
- 7 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-056A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43529
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Pakistan- Status
- Operational