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PAKTES 1A, 43529

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PAKTES 1A, 43529 is a payload satellite owned by SUPARCO (PK) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 09 Jul 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

43529, 2018-056A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Unknown / PAKI)

Manufacturer

SUPARCO

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

PAKTES, Unknown motor

Mass

285 kg wet, 285 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-07-09 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8.6 m

Radar Cross Section

14.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 PAKTES 1A
1 43529U 18056A   25182.18190321  .00002266  00000-0  20283-3 0  9990
2 43529  98.0804 320.3909 0022192 193.4275 166.6357 14.96753592379371

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:21:56.437Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-24.57528°

Altitude

594.996 km

Speed

7.554 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 21m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.54247°

Longitude

-33.55609°

Altitude

597.004 km

Speed

7.559 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 20m 10s

Apparent Declination

68° 51' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:02:10

Azimuth

342.418° N

Elevation

24.757°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

589.39 km

Perigee altitude

558.534 km

Semi-major axis

6,952.099 km

Eccentricity

0.00222

Inclination

98.0804°

RAAN

320.3909°

Arg. of periapsis

193.4275°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

166.6357°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74429 °/min

Orbital period

96.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00020283

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2018 (2018-07-09 UTC)

PRSS 1, 43530

CZ-2C DEB, 43531 (Decayed)

CZ-2C R/B, 43532 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43533 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43534

CZ-2C DEB, 43535 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43536 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43555 (Decayed)

PAKTES 1A Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-07-01 22:35:53.654Z	344.362° N	2025-07-01 22:37:53.654Z	287.329° WNW	33.881°	2025-07-01 22:40:53.654Z	221.172° SW

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