2018 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A
successLong March 2C/SMA | PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A
The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS) is a dual purpose Earh observation and optical satellite. It is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit with a planned lifetime of 5 years. PakTes-1A is a remote sensing satellite built by Pakistan's space agency with assistance from Space Advisory Company of South Africa.
Overview
- Date / time
- July 9, 2018 at 03:56 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Mission
- PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit