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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
Launch vehicle
Long March 2C/SMA →
Launch provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 2

PAKTES 1A
LEO
PRSS-1
LEO