Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite Explained

PakTES-1A
Mission Type:Earth observation
Operator:SUPARCO
Manufacturer:Space Advisory Company, South Africa
SUPARCO
Launch Date:9 July 2018
Launch Rocket:Long March 2C
Launch Site:Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre[1]
Launch Contractor:CNSA
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Inclination:98 degrees
Orbit Period:96.8 minutes
Apsis:gee

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 from the Earth.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Launch Site, Rocket and Date . 6 August 2018 . Dawn Newspaper.
  2. Web site: PakTES 1A, 1B. space.skyrocket.de. 2018-07-09.
  3. News: Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket The Express Tribune. 2018-07-09. The Express Tribune. 2018-07-09. en-US.
  4. Web site: China to launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan in July .