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PRSS-1 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite-1)
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PRSS-1 is a Pakistani optical Earth-observation remote-sensing satellite. It launched on 2018-07-09 on Long March 2C from Jiuquan.[1] The mission uses a China-built spacecraft and optical payload stack for Pakistan's remote-sensing satellite programme.[1][2] It supplies the PRSS programme context for land-cover change, crop-type analysis, urban-change monitoring and disaster damage assessment workflows linked to optical imagery.[2]
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| current status | operational |
| operator | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
| platform | prss-1-satellite-bus |
| launch vehicle | casc-long-march-2c |
| Launched | 2018-07-09 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous, 700 km, 38.28 deg inclination |
| tasking supported | false |
| Last updated | 2026-06-21 |
| claim status | unclaimed |
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Sources
- [1]Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite portal archiveoperator marketing2026-06-21
- [2]PRSS-1, Wikipedia snapshotcommunity2026-06-21