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PakTES-1A (Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite-1A)
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-21. Not independently verified by Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.
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PakTES-1A is a Pakistani technology-evaluation Earth-observation mission launched on 2018-07-09 into a sun-synchronous orbit around 600-610 km.[1] The spacecraft is a 300 kg class satellite carrying the Tegu imager on the PakTES-1A bus.[1] Its applications include Pakistan land mapping, agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, and water-resource management.[2] The mission design window ran to 2021-07-09.[1]
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| current status | extended |
| operator | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
| platform | paktes-1a-bus |
| launch vehicle | casc-long-march-2c |
| Launched | 2018-07-09 |
| planned decommission | 2021-07-09 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous, around 600-610 km |
| tasking supported | false |
| current geographic priority | Pakistan land mapping, agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring and water-resource management |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Sources
- [1]Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A), SUPARCOagency doc2026-06-21
- [2]Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSC-EOS), SUPARCOagency doc2026-06-21
- [3]Pakistan launches remote sensing satellite in China, Dawnthird party2026-06-21
- [4]Tegu Imager, Space Advisory Companyoperator marketing2026-06-21