China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A

Long March 2C/SMA

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, July 9, 2018 · 03:56 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Long March 2C/SMA

Variant: C/SMA

Launch Pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

40.960° N, 100.298° E

57

Pad Launches

105

Location Launches

226

Agency Launches

56

Orbital This Year

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