Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite
| Mission type | 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 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 |
Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) is an indigenously developed
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]
See also
References
- ^ 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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