Pakistan Space and Satellite Developments

[Gentelman]

The space front seems to me as somewhere India and Pakistan could come together for shared benefits. Pakistan in particular could get a lot of help and information from India/ISRO, considering most of India's military and civil satellites are aimed at the Indian sub-continent it is obvious that the info collected by these satillites would be incredibly helpful to Pakistan in planning, water/flood management, research etc. Not military applications, this is naturally off the table but in the civil sense joint collaboration could benifit millions of the poorest Asians.

we can bt russians r helping u in Space development programs....
and in any such collaboration will create concern both for russia and America ..
sooo not any chance till next 50 years.

The space front seems to me as somewhere India and Pakistan could come together for shared benefits. Pakistan in particular could get a lot of help and information from India/ISRO, considering most of India's military and civil satellites are aimed at the Indian sub-continent it is obvious that the info collected by these satillites would be incredibly helpful to Pakistan in planning, water/flood management, research etc. Not military applications, this is naturally off the table but in the civil sense joint collaboration could benifit millions of the poorest Asians.

we can bt russians r helping u in Space development programs....
and in any such collaboration will create concern both for russia and America ..
sooo not any chance till next 50 years.

 

[Chak Bamu]

I think that is a great idea. Pakistan and India both depend on monsoon phenomena. I know that India has done some good deal of research, but still South Asian monsoon is still not well-understood. I can only assume that Pakistan's research effort would have focused more on monsoon patterns that affect Pakistan directly from Arabian Sea. But most of the rain that we receive comes from monsoon rains that arise from Bay of Bengal.

There is a good deal of scope for mutual cooperation, with Pakistan standing to gain more.

 

[trident2010]

India can easily share the data from Ocean-sat and its other meteorological satellites with Pakistan to improve the disaster planing. Civilian space cooperation between the two countries should be encouraged.

 

[Gentelman]

India can easily share the data from Ocean-sat and its other meteorological satellites with Pakistan to improve the disaster planing. Civilian space cooperation between the two countries should be encouraged.

u should chk out the Troling session of Pak soldiers killed and border violence etc by both Indians and Pakistanis and think ur self that will these people encourage this???
it should be encouraged bt we peoples have a bad mindset about each other....
we have many problems and mindset can be changed by dissolving atleast disputed territories and water issues then too it will take 5-10 years for a common man to think as a neutral about it's neighbouring state...
sooo no chance..
a long way to goo
as Indians r not ready to talk on disputed territories .....
don't use my post for trolling purposes...plzzz

 

[trident2010]

u should chk out the Troling session of Pak soldiers killed and border violence etc by both Indians and Pakistanis and think ur self that will these people encourage this???
it should be encouraged bt we peoples have a bad mindset about each other....
we have many problems and mindset can be changed by dissolving atleast disputed territories and water issues then too it will take 5-10 years for a common man to think as a neutral about it's neighbouring state...
sooo no chance..
a long way to goo
as Indians r not ready to talk on disputed territories .....
don't use my post for trolling purposes...plzzz

Thats true. I don't think India discuss the issues which he considers as internal matter. So better to look for other options such as space for cooperation.

 

[Karl]

PAKISTAN’s SPACE PROGRAM​

Elements of Pakistan’s Space Program

• Satellite Development Program
• Remote Sensing & GIS Applications
• Space Science
• Core Technologies Development
• International Cooperation
• Infrastructure Development

Satellite Development Program
GEO Satellites – Paksat Series

• Paksat-1 (Extension)
• Paksat-1R
• Paksat-MM1
• Paksat-MM2
• Paksat-2

Satellite Development Program
LEO Satellites

• PRSS-O1
• PRSS-S1
• PRSS-O2
• PRSS-S2
• PRSS-O3
• PRSS-S3

CURRENT SPACE PROJECTS

Current Space Projects

• Paksat-1
• Pakistan Communication Satellite System (Paksat-1R)
• Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS)
• Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

Paksat-1

• Leased from Hughes (USA) in Dec 2002
• Has 34 transponders (24 Standard C, 6 Extended C and 4 Ku)
• Current usage about 22.93 TPE (36MHz)
• Communication Signal Monitoring
  and Technical Support from SRDC Lhr
• Customers in Pakistan and across Middle East, Africa, East South Asia and Europe

Paksat-1R Satellite

• Platform:

• CAST DFH-4
• 3-axis stabilized
• ≈ 7 KW Power
• 15 years service life

• Payload:

• 12 C-band Transponders
• 18 Ku-band Transponders

• Coverage/ Footprints:

• C-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, parts of Middle East, eastern coastal countries of African continent and parts of Europe

• Ku-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, UAE, Oman, Parts of
  Iran and Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Parts of China

RSSS

• Approved in principle by the GoP
  [*]Feasibility and System Definition Study conducted in 2007, recommending launch of one Optical
  and one Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite
  [*]Launch of Optical Satellite in the 1st step, having ~2m PAN and ~4m MS resolution and 5-7 yrs life
  [*]Implementation will start after the funds are made available

Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

• To facilitate indigenous assembly, integration and testing of various types of satellites of our national needs, including:
• Telecommunication
• Optical Imaging
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Weather
• Navigation
• Early Warning

SATELLITE RELATED R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

• Power System Lab
• On-Board Computer Lab
• Diplexer and Multiplexer Lab
• Amplifiers and Filters Lab
• Communication System Integration Lab
• Telemetry and Telecommand Lab
• Electronics Lab
• Digital Signal Processing Lab
• Attitude Orbit & Control System Lab
• Onboard Data Handling Lab
• Digital System Lab
• RF System Lab
• Imaging Payload Lab
• Spectrum Engineering Lab

Design and Development Labs

• Channel Coding Lab
• Source Coding Lab
• Embedded Systems Lab
• Spacecraft Power Systems Lab
• Mechanisms & MEMS Lab
• AOC Sensors Lab
• AOC Actuators Lab
• Satellite Structures Lab
• Thermal Control Lab
• Attitude & Orbit Control System Lab
• TCR Link Security Lab
• Spacecraft Propulsion & Pyro Techniques Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• Satellite Systems Engineering Lab
• Satellite Communications Lab
• Concurrent Engineering Lab
• Mission Planning and Design Lab
• ASIC & FPGA Lab
• TCR Lab
• Solar Array Lab
• BCR & BDR Lab
• PC&D Lab
• System Integration Lab
• Transponder Lab
• Antenna Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• R&D Facilities
• Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (SAINT) Facility
• Environmental Validation Testing (EVT) Facility
• Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) Facility
• SAINT Support Workshop (SSW)
• Remote Sensing Data Transmission (RSDT) Facility
• Satellite Bus Development (SBD) Facility
• Satellite Dynamic System Test (SDST) Facility
• Attitude and Orbital Control System (AOCS) Center

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Industry approach:
• Prototype/Engineering Model (EM)
• Engineering Qualification Model (EQM)
• Qualification Model (QM)
• Flight Model (FM)/ Proto-Flight Model (PFM)

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R
  
  • The project was aimed to enhance the know-how of young scientists and engineers about communication satellite engineering. Commercial components were used to keep the cost low since the satellite will only be a functional lab model
  
  
  • Prototype Paksat-1R is a communication satellite, which has three C-band Transponders as the communication payload
  • All the subsystems have been designed and developed indigenously
  • Integration and testing have also been performed
  • The project was completed in three years time

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R bus comprised the following subsystem:
• Computer (based on Intel 80188EB microprocessor)
• Power subsystem
• Telemetry subsystem
• Telecommand subsystem
• Attitude and Orbit Determination and Control subsystem
• S-band RF communication subsystem
• Thermal Control subsystem
• Satellite Structure
• Mechanisms for:
• Antenna Deployment
• Solar Array Deployment

Indigenous Capability Development
Prototype Paksat-1R

Indigenous Capability Development

• EQM Paksat-1R:
• Already developed sub-systems/units:
• On-Board Computer (OBC)
• Telemetry Subsystem (TM)
• Telecommand Subsystem (TC)
• C-band Transponder
• S-band Communication Subsystem

Indigenous Capability Development

• Customer furnished Instruments (CFIs)
• To design, develop / manufacture and integrate into Paksat-1R satellite the following 04 electronic equipment, as an experimental / auxiliary payload for validating their designs and technology:
• Telemetry (TM)
• Tele-command (TC)
• On-Board Data Handling (OBDH)
• Power Conditioning & Distribution (PCD)
• Mass: ≈ 50 Kg
• Volume: ≈ 36”(L) X 30” (W) X 15”(H)
• Power Dissipation ≈ 300 Watt

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Human Resource Development (HRD)

• To meet the huge requirements of the NSDP an ambitious and rigorous HRD programme is being undertaken
• Main elements of the HRD program:
• MS/PhD (local & abroad)
• Short Trainings (local & abroad)
• Conferences, Seminar & Workshops
• On the Job Trainings (local & abroad)
• Hands on Trainings (in-house)
• Comprehensive KHTT embedded in Paksat-1R program
• Several hundred already trained and a very large number currently undergoing training

I'm starting this post so everyone can update with new information regarding upcoming Pakistani satellites. Here's what I have so far,

IST Projects:

ICube1 - Student nanosat scheduled for launch 20th November 2012 (launch may get pushed back due to problems with Russian Dnepr-1 launch vehicle).

Icube | Facebook
http://www.icube.org.pk/

Susat-1: (Student Satellite Project -1) Student built prototype remote sensing project. Not sure of any firm launch date, possible 2014-15.

I . S. T
http://learn.mcs.edu.pk/file.php/1/moddata/forum/2/722/ListOfSUPARCOProjectsForUniversities.pdf


Suparco Projects:

Pakistani Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-0?): Chinese built and designed, minimal Pakistani input, based on the CAST2000 Bus, high resoultion optical satellite. Similar to the one built and launched recently by China for Venezuela. Launch date: 2014.

CAST2000 Satellite Platform --- Remote Sensing Satellite --- In-Orbit Delivery --- CGWIC
Mr. Yin Liming visit Pakistan with Premier Wen Jiabao --- CGWIC

Long Term Satellite Vision (2015- beyond)

PAKISTAN

NEW UPDATE

The ICube1 facebook page indicates that the ICUBE1 cubesat will now be launched in April 2013, probably on either a Chinese or Russian vehicle.

There does not seem to be any further information regarding the SUSAT-1 program. Anyone from IST have any information? This is speculation, but it could be similar to Turkey's Bilsat or Rasat satellites.

 

[farhan_9909]

NEW UPDATE

The ICube1 facebook page indicates that the ICUBE1 cubesat will now be launched in April 2013, probably on either a Chinese or Russian vehicle.

There does not seem to be any further information regarding the SUSAT-1 program. Anyone from IST have any information? This is speculation, but it could be similar to Turkey's Bilsat or Rasat satellites.

Susat-1?never heard about this?..the turkish rasat is a remote sensing satellite.

don't we have a seperate Remote sensing satellite project to be launched in 2014?

and what type of Icube1 satellite is?

 

[alexx12lucyy]

Website of pakistani space reasearch

 

[Karl]

Susat-1?never heard about this?..the turkish rasat is a remote sensing satellite.

don't we have a seperate Remote sensing satellite project to be launched in 2014?

and what type of Icube1 satellite is?

Information on SUSAT-1 below

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...+http://www.ist.edu.pk/student_satellite.html

http://learn.mcs.edu.pk/file.php/1/moddata/forum/2/722/ListOfSUPARCOProjectsForUniversities.pdf

 

[farhan_9909]

Information on SUSAT-1 below

www.ist.edu.pk/student_satellite.html+http://www.ist.edu.pk/student_satellite.html]I . S. T[/url]

http://learn.mcs.edu.pk/file.php/1/moddata/forum/2/722/ListOfSUPARCOProjectsForUniversities.pdf

good

i hope suparco launch the remote sensing satellite as soon as possible

 

[explorer9]

Website of pakistani space reasearch

Welcome to SUPARCO - The National Space Agency of Pakistan
::. Welcome to SUPARCO - The National Space Agency of Pakistan .::

 

[ARSENAL6]

NEW UPDATE

The ICube1 facebook page indicates that the ICUBE1 cubesat will now be launched in April 2013, probably on either a Chinese or Russian vehicle.

There does not seem to be any further information regarding the SUSAT-1 program. Anyone from IST have any information? This is speculation, but it could be similar to Turkey's Bilsat or Rasat satellites.

WOuld anyone know what date is the lauch its already mid in April

 

[Cyberian]

FEDERAL BUDGET 2013-2014
Govt announces 32% increase in PSDP 2013-14
Thursday, June 13, 2013

By Ijaz Kakakhel

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced a total Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of Rs 1.155 trillion for 2013-14, as compared with Rs 873 billion last year, showing a 32 percent increase.

Among the total PSDP, an amount of Rs 295.518 billion has been allocated for the projects of federal government, whereas Rs 615 billion has been earmarked for provinces, to be spent through their Annual Development Programmes, while Rs 10 billion has been allocated for the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), Corporations (WAPDA and NHA) have been allocated Rs 114.482 billion, Rs 5 billion for special programmes and Rs 115 billion for new development initiatives.

The overall size of the federal PSDP for 2013-14 stands at Rs 540 billion; however, this development outlay would be subject to budgetary announcements in the Finance Bill 2013-14 to be approved by the parliament, while Rs 615 billion will be spent by provinces.

The government has earmarked Rs 295.518 billion for 41 federal ministries and divisions in the PSDP for the year 2013-14. The defence division has been allocated Rs 3.545 billion as compared to Rs 1.238 billion last year. Likewise, the water and power division (water sector) has been allocated Rs 57.840.2 billion, the cabinet division Rs 2.179 billion, the capital administration and development division Rs 1.505 billion and the commerce division Rs 841 million. The climate change division has been allocated Rs 58.8 million.

Approximately Rs 109.3 million has been earmarked for the communication division (other than NHA) and Rs 2.300 billion for the defence production division.

The economic affairs division has been allocated Rs 104.5 million while the education and training division has been given Rs 5.237 billion. The establishment division has been allocated Rs 79.4 million and the federal tax ombudsman Rs 31.3 million.

The finance division has been given Rs 13.074 billion while the foreign affairs division has been earmarked Rs 255.2 million. The Higher Education Commission has been allocated Rs 18.490 billion as compared to Rs 15.052 billion last year. The housing and works division has got Rs 3.779 billion this year while the human rights division has been allocated Rs 78 million.

The industries division has been given Rs 779.8 million. The information and broadcasting division has been allocated Rs 492.8 million as compared to Rs 422.3 million last year.

The information technology and telecommunication division has been allocated Rs 927.1 million while the Interprovincial Coordination has been given Rs 437.6 million.

The interior division has been given Rs 6.259 billion as compared to Rs 6.349 billion last year.

The Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan division has been allocated Rs 29.590 billion while law justice and parliamentary affairs division has been given Rs 2.364 billion.

The narcotics control division has been allocated Rs 326.3 million while national food security and research division has been given Rs 750 million. The national heritage and integration division has been earmarked Rs 12 million while national health services regulations and coordination division has been allocated Rs 25.739 billion.

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has been allocated Rs 52.300 billion while the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority has got Rs 316 million. The petroleum and natural resources division has been allocated Rs 50 million while the planning and development division has been given Rs 10.658 billion.

The ports and shipping division has been earmarked Rs 500 million and the production division has got Rs 1.100 billion. The railways division has been earmarked Rs 30.964 billion as compared to Rs 20.707 billion last year. The revenue division has been allocated Rs 533.3 million while the science and technological research division has been given Rs 2.172 billion. The states and frontier regions division has been earmarked Rs 18.500 billion while statistics division has got Rs 220 million.

SUPARCO has been earmarked Rs 700 million while textiles industries division has been allocated Rs 315 million.

Approximately Rs 114.482 billion has been earmarked for WAPDA and NHA corporations. Out of the total amount, WAPDA will get Rs 51.443 billion and NHA Rs 63.038 billion. Another Rs 540 billion has been earmarked for special programmes, new development initiatives and ERRA. Out of the total amount, Rs 5 billion has been allocated for special programmes and Rs 115 billion for new development initiatives. Both are new heads as no amount had been earmarked for any of the two last year.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

Friday June 14, 2013
US$1 = 98.5464PKR

PKR 700 million = US$ 7,103,250.00

 

[Cyberian]

Data anomaly puts question mark over economy’s size
Saturday June 15, 2013

By Zafar Bhutta

According to estimates of key crops for 2012-13, the Pakistan Bureau of
Statistics projected production of 24.2 million tons of wheat compared to
26.3 million tons estimated by Suparco. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: With numbers indicating economic performance out in the Economic Survey for 2012-13, the gross domestic product (GDP) growth has come under spotlight following observations that crop figures show less-than-actual production.

According to the survey released on June 11, the economy grew 3.6%, based on nine-month data, in 2012-13 and fell short of the full-year target of 4.1% set in the budget. In the overall economy, the agriculture sector grew 3.3% compared to the target of 4.1%.

The Annual Plan 2013-14 says crop reporting services of provincial governments compile crop data and send it to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) that prepare national accounts with the help of these figures.

The entire planning including assessment of the agriculture sector is based on the statistics provided through this mechanism that has remained a sole source of crop data in the country since long.

However, with the start of monitoring of crops by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) through satellite technology, a different set of information has come to light, raising questions over the reporting system in vogue.

According to estimates of key crops for 2012-13, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics projected production of 24.2 million tons of wheat compared to 26.3 million tons estimated by Suparco.

In the same way, PBS expected an output of 5.51 million tons of rice, 62.4 million tons of sugarcane and 13.1 million bales of cotton. In comparison, Suparco saw production of 7.2 million tons of rice, 68.5 million tons of sugarcane and 13.9 million bales of cotton, showing a higher output for the three crops.

The Annual Plan points to the clear difference between data from the two sources. “Such glaring dissimilarity can never be ignored and need attention at the appropriate level. It is time to address this anomaly,” the plan stresses.

The Suparco system is based on state-of-the-art technologies authenticated by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.

“If we could resolve to account for the actual information, it may actualise the real size of overall GDP of Pakistan,” says the Annual Plan.
A senior government official, however, said Suparco data on the area of cultivated crops was credible, but PBS figures showing production of different crops were more authentic.

He said the government was using production figures compiled by the PBS because it had a network spread across the country that assessed crop yields.

Data anomaly puts question mark over economy

 

[Cyberian]

A Seminar On Application Of GIS Arranged By 477 ASGE
Thursday June 13, 2013

A seminar on Application of GIS in Floods Management in Pakistan was arranged by 477 ASGE under the patronage of Engineers Directorate on 17 April 2013 at Engineers Officers Mess Rawalpindi. The occasion was graciously honored by Lt Gen Najib Ullah Khan HI(M) E-in-C as the chief guest and a total of one hundred guests formed part of the seminar. Learned experts from various national and provincial organizations and academic institutions constituted the speakers panel of the seminar.

Their parent outfits mainly including World Met Org (WMO) Asia-Region, Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) and Emergency Services Academy, Space Applications Research Complex Islamabad (SPARC-SUPARCO), Pakistan Met Department (PMD), Water Resources Division of National Engineering Svc Pakistan (NESPAK), National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and 477 Army Survey Group Engineers and MUSHKO ELCTRONICS PVT LTD. The proceedings were smooth and the house benefited a lot from the rich experience and in-depth knowledge of the speakers.

Mushko Electronics (Pvt) Ltd. placed a stall were it displayed all the latest equipment and software in field of GIS and Surveying.

Mushko Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd.