PAKTES 1A
Launch
Launched on Jul 9, 2018 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2C/SMA.
Long March 2C/SMA | PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:35 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
SUPARCO
Country
Pakistan
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jul 9, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
590 km
Perigee
555 km
Inclination
98.14°
Period
1.60 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for PAKTES 1A across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
555 × 590 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2018-056 (Long March 2C/SMA | PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A).
- PRSS-1 · 43530
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