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The Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, [a] commonly referred to as SUPARCO, is the national space agency of Pakistan. [3]The agency, originally established in 1961 as a committee in Karachi, became an independent commission in 1981. [4]
Throughout the 1960s until the early 1970s, the SUPARCO launched more than 200 rockets using different experimental payloads. With the launching of Rehbar-1, Pakistan became the third country in Asia, first country in South Asia, the Islamic world and the tenth in the entire world to launch a rocket into outer space. It was followed by the ...
The Paksat-MM1 is a Pakistani communication satellite, which was launched on 30 May 2024. [1] [2] This mission was a joint effort of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. [3]
An important milestone in Pakistan's space exploration history was the successful launch of Rehbar-I, signifying the nation's pioneering role among developing countries, the Islamic world, and South Asia. Ranking third in Asia, this achievement underscored Pakistan's growing prominence in the field of space exploration.
Prior to the Space Programme 2040, SUPARCO had successfully launched the Badr-II satellite in 2001. Badr-II was Pakistan's first low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by Russia's Roscosmos. [4] A key component of the Space Programme 2040 was the development and launch of six remote sensing satellites.
The lunar prediction program (or SUPARCO New Moon prediction programme) is an active scientific mission of the SUPARCO aims to conduct studies and predicts the appearances and phases of the Moon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On a regular and monthly basis, SUPARCO provides illustrative predictions for the visibility and the parameters for the sighting of the ...
Paksat-1R (or Paksat-1 Replacement) is a geosynchronous, communications satellite that was manufactured by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) [5] and operated by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), an executive space authority of the Government of Pakistan. [6]
Turowicz was the administrator of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) from 1967 to 1970. Turowicz made significant contributions to Pakistan's missile/rocket program as a chief aeronautical engineer. In Pakistan, he remains highly respected as a scientist and noted aeronautical engineer.