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PRSS 1, 43530

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PRSS 1, 43530 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

43530, 2018-056B

Orbit

SSO

Country

PK / PAKI

Related business

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (PK)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000, Unknown motor

Mass

~800 kg wet, ~800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-07-09 (8 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, 4.3 m

Radar Cross Section

14.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 PRSS 1
1 43530U 18056B   26078.92642301 -.00000080  00000-0 -36210-5 0  9992
2 43530  97.7902 149.2471 0001269  81.7441 278.3916 14.81830838415215

Epoch: 2026-03-19T22:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-19T22:14:02.948Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-1.73401°

Altitude

626.449 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 56m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:29:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

621.473 km

Perigee altitude

619.696 km

Semi-major axis

6,998.722 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.7902°

RAAN

149.2471°

Arg. of periapsis

81.7441°

True anomaly

278.37721°

Mean anomaly

278.3916°

Eccentric anomaly

278.38441°

Mean motion

3.70694 °/min

Orbital period

97.12 mins

BSTAR

-0.000003621

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

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CZ-2C DEB, 43535 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43536 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43533 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43555 (Decayed)

CZ-2C DEB, 43531 (Decayed)

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

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-20 16:38:36.926Z	44.288° NE	2026-03-20 16:41:36.926Z	91.966° ESE	21.536°	2026-03-20 16:44:36.926Z	142.813° SSE
5 mins	2026-03-20 18:15:36.926Z	336.547° NNW	2026-03-20 18:17:36.926Z	297.879° NW	25.57°	2026-03-20 18:20:36.926Z	239.181° WSW
4 mins	2026-03-21 03:34:36.926Z	93.236° ESE	2026-03-21 03:36:36.926Z	59.476° ENE	16.908°	2026-03-21 03:38:36.926Z	29.448° NE
6 mins	2026-03-21 05:09:36.926Z	203.306° SW	2026-03-21 05:12:36.926Z	279.508° WNW	31.549°	2026-03-21 05:15:36.926Z	328.571° NNW

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PRSS 1, 43530

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-19T22:14:02.948Z)

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Orbital elements

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

PRSS 1 Visibility forecast

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