Satellite · NORAD 43529 · COSPAR 2018-056A
PAKTES 1A
- Operator Pakistan
- Constellation —
- Country Pakistan
Altitude now
572.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.58km/s
Inclination
98.14°
Period
96.0 min
96.0 min
Perigee
554km
Apogee
583km
orbit freshOrbit updated 2 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:00 UTC (5.3 h old)· Metadata updated 2 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 58.271° N
- Longitude
- 122.818° W
- Altitude
- 572.5 km
- Velocity
- 7.584 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:00 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- PAKI · Pakistan
- Country
- Pakistan PK
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 09 Jul 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-056
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 8
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → PK | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → PAKI | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 01:01 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43529
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-056A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RWZ
- Canonical slug
- paktes-1a-43529
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.