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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2C/SMALaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A
Launched
July 9, 2018
Summary
PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2C/SMA from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on July 9, 2018. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 226th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 5,762nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 2C/SMA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PakTES-1a, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 629 km orbit inclined 98.0°. 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 2C/SMA flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 226th launch19th this yearhumanity's 5,762nd orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PakTES-1a · NORAD 43529 · 2018-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-056A
- Epoch
- 2018-07-09 08:36:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.87671297 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024097
- Inclination
- 98.049°
- Ascending node
- 260.6454°
- Arg. of perigee
- 277.1281°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.2946°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
9 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 5 components; 3 still in orbit
- PakTES-1a · NORAD 43529 · in orbit
- PRSS-1 · NORAD 43530 · in orbit
SMA Y3 · re-entered March 12, 2019
CZ-2C-SMA Y3 Stage 2 · re-entered April 30, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
57th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 6th this year · 105th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A launch?
PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A launched on July 9, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A?
Coverage: China launches two satellites for Pakistan. Watch the replay
What rocket launched PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A?
Long March 2C/SMA, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2C/SMA spec sheet
Where did PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A reach?
PakTES-1a, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 596 × 629 km orbit inclined 98.0°.
How many satellites did PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).