Long March 2C/SMA | PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A

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Long March 2C/SMA | PRSS-1 & PakTes-1A

The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS) is a dual purpose Earh observation and optical satellite. It is to operate in sun-synchronous orbit with a planned lifetime of 5 years. PakTes-1A is a remote sensing satellite built by Pakistan's space agency with assistance from Space Advisory Company of South Africa.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Long March 2C/SMA · Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch pad

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)