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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
9 hours ago
Origin
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 9 hours ago
0 PAKTES 1A
1 43529U 18056A   25196.55483247  .00001716  00000-0  15455-3 0  9992
2 43529  98.0838 335.2372 0022881 145.5694 214.7015 14.96828239381522
Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T13:18:57.525Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-158.15017°
Altitude
592.84 km
Speed
7.556 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 20m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
4.92523°
Longitude
22.92613°
Altitude
565.521 km
Speed
7.586 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 44m 10s
Apparent Declination
-59° 17' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:42:30
Azimuth
187.501° SSW
Elevation
-9.935°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
589.637 km
Perigee altitude
557.824 km
Semi-major axis
6,951.868 km
Eccentricity
0.00229
Inclination
98.0838°
RAAN
335.2372°
Arg. of periapsis
145.5694°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
214.7015°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.74447 °/min
Orbital period
96.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00015455
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PAKTES 1A Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-07-16 08:42:56.439Z126.427° SE2025-07-16 08:44:56.439Z86.169° E28.935°2025-07-16 08:48:56.439Z6.721° NNE
6 mins2025-07-16 21:58:56.439Z24.21° NE2025-07-16 22:01:56.439Z129.211° SE40.68°2025-07-16 22:04:56.439Z181.273° SSW
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