Official name PAKTES 1A
Alternative name PakTES-1a
Cospar ID 2018-056A
Norad ID 43529
Launch date 2018-07-09
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2C (3) SMA
Country/Organization Pakistan
Type application Earth observation
Operator SUPARCO (prime); Space Advisory Company (payload)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 96.22
Inclination (deg) 98.08
Perigee (km) 563
Apogee (km) 592
Eccentricity 0.0251082251082251
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.965703595926
Semi-Major axis (km) 6955.635
Raan (deg) 282.9823
Arg of perigee (deg) 319.5327
Shape Box + 1 Pan
Mass (kg) 285
Height (m) 1.5
Width (m) 1.9
Depth (m) 1.9
Span (m^2) 4
Contractors SUPARCO
Power Solar cells, batteries

PakTES 1A (Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite) is a 300 kg low to medium resolution earth observation remote sensing satellite indigenously developed by Pakistan's SUPARCO but with much of the payload subcontracted to South Africa's Space Advisory Company.

A second satellite, PakTES 1B, is in the early stages of development.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
PAKTES 1A 2018-056A 2018-07-09 JSC CZ-2C (3) SMA with PRSS 1