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PRSS-1

NORAD 43530· COSPAR 2018-056B· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
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 2026-09-08 13:43 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
SUPARCO
Country
Pakistan
Manufacturer
Launched
Jul 9, 2018
Mass
Apogee
628 km
Perigee
626 km
Inclination
97.78°
Period
1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PRSS-1 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
626 × 628 km
627628626Aug 26Sep 9
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).

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