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PAKTES 1A
Pakistani Earth Observation Technology Demonstrator · SUPARCO (Pakistan)
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PakTES-1A, Pakistan's technology evaluation satellite, testing indigenous Earth observation payload technology developed with Chinese assistance as part of Pakistan's push to build sovereign satellite manufacturing capability.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 346–365 mi (557–588 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 96.0 minutes15.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43529
- Int’l designator
- 2018-056A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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