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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]
Located in Rawat, near Islamabad, the station has an acquisition zone of approximately 2500 kilometers radius, covering Pakistan and 25 other countries, including those in South Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia, and the Middle East. The SUPARCO Satellite Ground Station acquires and archives data from various earth resources satellites.
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 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]
The design and development of ICUBE-Q was a collaborative effort between Institute of Space Technology (IST), Pakistan's national space agency SUPARCO, and China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). IST has been developing several CubeSat in the same series of which iCube-1 was successfully launched in 2013. [7] [13] [14]
Established in 2002 under the auspices of the Pakistan's National Space Agency (SUPARCO). IST offers a wide array of undergraduate and graduate degrees in partnership of Beihang University and University of Surrey. [2] Since 2008, IST has an ISO certified management standard. IST is based on a 573 acre campus on the outskirts of Islamabad.
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.
The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan. It is the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology for an overseas buyer, while PakTES-1A is an experimental satellite developed by Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). [4] [5]