Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite

{{Short description|Remote sensing satellite}}

{{Use dmy dates|date = December 2019}}

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| name = PakTES-1A

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| mission_type = Earth observation

| operator = SUPARCO

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| manufacturer = Space Advisory Company, South Africa
SUPARCO

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| launch_mass = {{cvt|300|kg|lb}}

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| launch_date = 9 July 2018

| launch_rocket = Long March 2C

| launch_site = Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre{{cite news |title=Launch Site, Rocket and Date |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1418966 |access-date=6 August 2018 |work=Dawn Newspaper}}

| launch_contractor = CNSA

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| orbit_reference = Geocentric

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| orbit_periapsis = {{cvt|549.2|km}}

| orbit_apoapsis = {{cvt|632.5|km}}

| orbit_inclination = 98 degrees

| orbit_period = 96.8 minutes

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| apsis = gee

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Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) is an indigenously developed remote sensing satellite of Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission. It was developed by SUPARCO while payload manufacturing was subcontracted to South Africa's Space Advisory Company. It has 300 Kilogram Mass.{{Cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/paktes-1.htm|title=PakTES 1A, 1B|website=space.skyrocket.de|access-date=2018-07-09}} It was launched on board a Chinese Long March 2C rocket on 9 July 2018. It will operate at an altitude of {{convert|610|km}} from the Earth.{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1753260/1-pakistan-launches-two-satellites-using-chinese-rocket/|title=Pakistan launches two satellites using Chinese rocket {{!}} The Express Tribune|date=2018-07-09|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2018-07-09|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url = https://gbtimes.com/china-to-launch-two-remote-sensing-satellites-for-pakistan-in-june |title =China to launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan in July }}