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Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite

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PakTES-1A
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorSUPARCO
COSPAR ID2018-056A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43529Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerSpace Advisory Company, South Africa
SUPARCO
Launch mass300 kg (660 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date9 July 2018 [1]
RocketLong March 2C[1]
Launch siteJiuquan Satellite Launch Centre[1]
ContractorCNSA
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
Perigee altitude549.2 km (341.3 mi)
Apogee altitude632.5 km (393.0 mi)
Inclination98 degrees
Period96.8 minutes

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]

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  1. ^ a b c "Launch Site, Rocket and Date". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "PakTES 1A, 1B". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "China to launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan in July".