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Pakistan's space program doesn't concern you.So keep your condescending posts to yourself or leave our forum.
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Yes. I believe every single line of what I said. The only problem is, you have no reply and you know that what I said is correct/can't be denied.
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Stop talking about the 60s bro.
SUPARCO won't develop shit until someone removes the corrupt pessimists running it.
How much input from SUPARCO do you think goes into these new projects ???
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And yet 687 million people don't have access to a toilet. India has a third of the worlds poor.
How do you morally justify this to yourself? If only Ghandi was alive.
First Satellite Remote-Sensing Lab for crops opens in Pakistan
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Pakistan's Agriculture Secretary Ahmed Bakhsh Narejo inaugurated the country's first satellite remote-sensing laboratory on May 20, 2014 at the crop reporting service center in the agricultural extension division office.
The laboratory was established in collaboration with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The laboratory is expected to help in crop monitoring, forecasting, and estimation through satellite remote sensing technology, and ensure accuracy of agricultural data. Activities are restricted to monitoring the main cash crops which include wheat, rice, cotton, and sugarcane. Suparco Director Abdul Ghafoor and Manager Hayat Khan also attended the inaugural activities.
For more information, read the article on the Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center website: Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC).
First Satellite Remote-Sensing Lab for Crops Opens in Pakistan- Crop Biotech Update
Wednesday May 28, 2014
Pakistan's Agriculture Secretary Ahmed Bakhsh Narejo inaugurated the country's first satellite remote-sensing laboratory on May 20, 2014 at the crop reporting service center in the agricultural extension division office.
The laboratory was established in collaboration with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The laboratory is expected to help in crop monitoring, forecasting, and estimation through satellite remote sensing technology, and ensure accuracy of agricultural data. Activities are restricted to monitoring the main cash crops which include wheat, rice, cotton, and sugarcane. Suparco Director Abdul Ghafoor and Manager Hayat Khan also attended the inaugural activities.
For more information, read the article on the Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center website: Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC).
First Satellite Remote-Sensing Lab for Crops Opens in Pakistan- Crop Biotech Update
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thanks for sharing... keep it up
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The current cost of the satellite was about $223 Million that includes the 3 years of development and also its launching. Although our private Corps are making $$$ Billions on yearly basis; would they can join in the club by paying the satellite cost along its launching???
Workshop on Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries, October 20-24 ,2014, Ankara, Turkey
Introduction
A workshop on "Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries" scheduled to be held by Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences & Technology (ISNET) in collaboration with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey’s Space Technologies Research Institute (TUBITAK UZAY) and with the support of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on October 20-24,2014, in Ankara, Turkey.
The Workshop includes a two-day seminar on ‘Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems’ along with a two-day lecture-based hands-on training course on ‘Satellite Mission Design using STK (Satellite Tool Kit)’. The final day will be dedicated to a visit to Turkish space facilities.
Workshop Background
The last two decades have seen tremendous advancement in technologies in general and space technologies in particular. Benefits of space technology for socio-economic development and for sustaining modern way of life are undeniable.But for the countries faced with budgetary constraints, acquistion or development of space technology is becoming increasingly difficult. However, recent development in miniaturisation of electro-mechanical systems as well as cost-effective COTS-based systems have resulted in the development of small satellites which offer a number of space-based services that could only have been realised by big space missions only a couple of decades ago.
Besides the obvious applications offered by small satellite missions, this trend has opened the doors for developing countries and even universities to have low cost access to space and provision of a testbed for validation of new technologies, techniques and devices which could later be deployed on larger and more sophisticated space missions.
In light of the increasing realisation of the potential of small satellites the world over, OIC countries involved in space-related activities must also benefit from them to cater to their national socio-economic development objectives. The engineering and design philosophies of small satellites offer many attractive options to OIC countries and provide an opportunity for international cooperation and collaboration.
Objectives
Workshop Topics
Part-I Seminar on Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems
Research papers centering on the following topics shall be presented at the seminar:
Applicants nominated by their respective organisations for the hands-on exercises shall be imparted training on the following topics:
The Workshop includes a two-day seminar on ‘Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems’ along with a two-day lecture-based hands-on training course on ‘Satellite Mission Design using STK (Satellite Tool Kit)’. Final day will be dedicated to visit to Turkish space facilities.
Language of the Workshop
All workshop presentations and lectures will be in English language.
Target Audience
Sponsorship
ISNET will offer full/partial funding to a limited number of most suitable applicants from OIC member States. While applying for funding, an applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from the head of organisation along with a duly-filled application form to ISNET. Incomplete application forms shall either be returned or not be entertained depending upon the date of receipt.
Application form
Venue and Accommodation
The Workshop will be held on the premises of TUBITAK UZAY in Ankara. Accommodation will be provided at a suitable hotel in Ankara. Participants travelling with spouses or other accompanying persons should pay the difference of room charges.
Life & Health Insurance
The organisers and sponsors do not assume any responsibility of life and health insurance and advise participants to obtain travel and health insurance on their own or at their organisation’s expense.
Workshop Coordinators
ISNET
Mr. ABDULLAH Jamil Khan
Administrator
ISNET Secretariat, SUPARCO HQ
Suparco Road, P.O. Box 8402
Karachi-75270, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3465 4473
Fax: +92 21 3469 4941
Email: admin@isnet.org.pk
TUBITAK UZAY
Mr. SADIK Murat Yüksel
Department Manager
Institutional Development
TUBITAK UZAY
ODTU 06531 Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90 312 2101310 - 1518
Fax: +90 312 2101055
Email: sadik.yuksel@tubitak.gov.tr
Deadlines
Submission of research abstracts/training applications
30 Jul 2014
Intimation of selection
10 Aug 2014
Confirmation of sponsorship
15 Aug 2014
Submission of manuscripts/full papers
30 Aug 2014
Issuance of visa letter
15 Sep 2014
Workshop dates
20-24 Oct 2014
Workshop on Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries, October 20-24 ,2014, Ankara, Turkey | IROST
Introduction
A workshop on "Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries" scheduled to be held by Inter-Islamic Network on Space Sciences & Technology (ISNET) in collaboration with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey’s Space Technologies Research Institute (TUBITAK UZAY) and with the support of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on October 20-24,2014, in Ankara, Turkey.
The Workshop includes a two-day seminar on ‘Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems’ along with a two-day lecture-based hands-on training course on ‘Satellite Mission Design using STK (Satellite Tool Kit)’. The final day will be dedicated to a visit to Turkish space facilities.
Workshop Background
The last two decades have seen tremendous advancement in technologies in general and space technologies in particular. Benefits of space technology for socio-economic development and for sustaining modern way of life are undeniable.But for the countries faced with budgetary constraints, acquistion or development of space technology is becoming increasingly difficult. However, recent development in miniaturisation of electro-mechanical systems as well as cost-effective COTS-based systems have resulted in the development of small satellites which offer a number of space-based services that could only have been realised by big space missions only a couple of decades ago.
Besides the obvious applications offered by small satellite missions, this trend has opened the doors for developing countries and even universities to have low cost access to space and provision of a testbed for validation of new technologies, techniques and devices which could later be deployed on larger and more sophisticated space missions.
In light of the increasing realisation of the potential of small satellites the world over, OIC countries involved in space-related activities must also benefit from them to cater to their national socio-economic development objectives. The engineering and design philosophies of small satellites offer many attractive options to OIC countries and provide an opportunity for international cooperation and collaboration.
Objectives
- To offer an avenue for mutual exchange of knowledge and experience on small satellite engineering and design among the OIC member States.
- To facilitate sharing of expert-level knowledge and experience on small satellite system and sub-system design.
- To provide hands-on training on advanced simulation software suites used in design, development and analysis of various satellite sub-systems
- To present and propagate countries’ capabilities having track record in small satellite design and manufacturing
Workshop Topics
Part-I Seminar on Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems
Research papers centering on the following topics shall be presented at the seminar:
- Introduction to Satellite Systems Engineering
- System Engineering Standards
- Satellite Lifecycle Design
- Requirements Definition and Analysis Process
- Satellite Architectural Design Process
- Management Processes
- Satellite Structures and Thermal Control Systems
- Attitude and Orbit Determination Control System
- On Board Data Handling
- Equipment Design
Applicants nominated by their respective organisations for the hands-on exercises shall be imparted training on the following topics:
- Orbits Basic
- STK Familiarization
- Ephemeris Imports (SGP4)
- Working with Sensors
- Reports, Graphs, Access
- Constellation and Chains
- Communication Transponders
- Communication Constraints
- Communication Graphics
- Visualization Option (VO)
- Using External Terrain Data
- Vector Geometry Tool Box
- Attitude Module
- Case Studies: Satellite System Design
The Workshop includes a two-day seminar on ‘Satellite Systems Engineering and Satellite Subsystems’ along with a two-day lecture-based hands-on training course on ‘Satellite Mission Design using STK (Satellite Tool Kit)’. Final day will be dedicated to visit to Turkish space facilities.
Language of the Workshop
All workshop presentations and lectures will be in English language.
Target Audience
- Satellite system engineers
- RF design engineers
- Satellite mechanical engineers
- Payload developers
- Satellite sub-system engineers
Sponsorship
ISNET will offer full/partial funding to a limited number of most suitable applicants from OIC member States. While applying for funding, an applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from the head of organisation along with a duly-filled application form to ISNET. Incomplete application forms shall either be returned or not be entertained depending upon the date of receipt.
Application form
Venue and Accommodation
The Workshop will be held on the premises of TUBITAK UZAY in Ankara. Accommodation will be provided at a suitable hotel in Ankara. Participants travelling with spouses or other accompanying persons should pay the difference of room charges.
Life & Health Insurance
The organisers and sponsors do not assume any responsibility of life and health insurance and advise participants to obtain travel and health insurance on their own or at their organisation’s expense.
Workshop Coordinators
ISNET
Mr. ABDULLAH Jamil Khan
Administrator
ISNET Secretariat, SUPARCO HQ
Suparco Road, P.O. Box 8402
Karachi-75270, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3465 4473
Fax: +92 21 3469 4941
Email: admin@isnet.org.pk
TUBITAK UZAY
Mr. SADIK Murat Yüksel
Department Manager
Institutional Development
TUBITAK UZAY
ODTU 06531 Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90 312 2101310 - 1518
Fax: +90 312 2101055
Email: sadik.yuksel@tubitak.gov.tr
Deadlines
Submission of research abstracts/training applications
30 Jul 2014
Intimation of selection
10 Aug 2014
Confirmation of sponsorship
15 Aug 2014
Submission of manuscripts/full papers
30 Aug 2014
Issuance of visa letter
15 Sep 2014
Workshop dates
20-24 Oct 2014
Workshop on Small Satellite Engineering and Design for OIC Countries, October 20-24 ,2014, Ankara, Turkey | IROST
It is highly time to re-name SUPARCO, which is now past things.
What became of Pakistan’s space programme?
By Gibran Ashraf
Published: September 29, 2014
Nearly 20 years ago, I remember walking through the packed halls of the then Taj Mahal hotel in Karachi where the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Commission (Suparco) had set up a magnificent display of the cosmos and their crowning jewel, the first Pakistani satellite Badar-1.
I remember, though young I was, how it captured the imagination of the young and old alike. How travel to the galaxy of stars, which at the time was only felt to be a figment of Hollywood’s unrestrained imagination, seemed like a reality to us.
The Mars rover programme of Nasa in 1998 threw the world into frenzy as they watched the first ever set of photos from the Red Planet’s surface. In Pakistan though, we continued to grapple with the uncertainty of our political and economic future.
Fast forward to present day, space is once again capturing our attention with neighbouring India managing a successful programme of not just launching into space but orchestrating the highly complex mission of sending a satellite to Mars– and that too on a shoestring budget.
It speaks volumes about their focus and of the capacity they have managed to build.
Suparco, initially formed under Pakistan’s sole Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam, seems to be creaking along to its Indian counterparts. Starved of funds, its focus has been limited to communication satellites, tracking weather in addition to working on specific military applications.
From being at the forefront of space exploration and development in Asia with the launch of Rehbar-I in the early 1960s, Pakistan today is far behind its neighbours including Iran, India and China.
The government, which gave impetus to our space programme by putting ink to a 30-year programme in 2011 in concert with the launch of our first communications satellite, needs to expand that to work with our educational institutions and expatriates. It must focus on building our capacity to produce the kind of minds which can help expand our capacities at a much faster pace and secure the space future of our country.
Perhaps, Suparco should hold more events such as the one in the Taj Mahal around the country to generate greater interest in the public to help take our space programme beyond the stars.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2014.
What became of Pakistan’s space programme? – The Express Tribune
What became of Pakistan’s space programme?
By Gibran Ashraf
Published: September 29, 2014
Nearly 20 years ago, I remember walking through the packed halls of the then Taj Mahal hotel in Karachi where the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Commission (Suparco) had set up a magnificent display of the cosmos and their crowning jewel, the first Pakistani satellite Badar-1.
I remember, though young I was, how it captured the imagination of the young and old alike. How travel to the galaxy of stars, which at the time was only felt to be a figment of Hollywood’s unrestrained imagination, seemed like a reality to us.
The Mars rover programme of Nasa in 1998 threw the world into frenzy as they watched the first ever set of photos from the Red Planet’s surface. In Pakistan though, we continued to grapple with the uncertainty of our political and economic future.
Fast forward to present day, space is once again capturing our attention with neighbouring India managing a successful programme of not just launching into space but orchestrating the highly complex mission of sending a satellite to Mars– and that too on a shoestring budget.
It speaks volumes about their focus and of the capacity they have managed to build.
Suparco, initially formed under Pakistan’s sole Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam, seems to be creaking along to its Indian counterparts. Starved of funds, its focus has been limited to communication satellites, tracking weather in addition to working on specific military applications.
From being at the forefront of space exploration and development in Asia with the launch of Rehbar-I in the early 1960s, Pakistan today is far behind its neighbours including Iran, India and China.
The government, which gave impetus to our space programme by putting ink to a 30-year programme in 2011 in concert with the launch of our first communications satellite, needs to expand that to work with our educational institutions and expatriates. It must focus on building our capacity to produce the kind of minds which can help expand our capacities at a much faster pace and secure the space future of our country.
Perhaps, Suparco should hold more events such as the one in the Taj Mahal around the country to generate greater interest in the public to help take our space programme beyond the stars.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2014.
What became of Pakistan’s space programme? – The Express Tribune
PNSS-1 Project underway at CAE
Sunday September 28, 2014
The Pakistan National Students' Satellite project is in progress and has moved to the second phase. In the first phase undergraduate student Mr Usama Ahmed developed design solution for detacheable photovoltaic panels and carried out optimization of spacecraft bus structure based on an initial unit requirement document (URD) provided by SUPARCO. He was awarded "Best Aerospace Engineering Project" award by the committe of aerospace engineering faculty.
In the second phase student Nasrullah Khan has joined the team, we welcome him aboard the PNSS-1 satellite research group. In this phase detail design calculations for PV solar arrays of SPU subsystem will be carried out. Upon successful review of the work by sponsors i.e SUPARCO development of engineering model will commence. This phase is likely to finish by August 2015.
PNSS-1 Project underway at CAE
Sunday September 28, 2014
The Pakistan National Students' Satellite project is in progress and has moved to the second phase. In the first phase undergraduate student Mr Usama Ahmed developed design solution for detacheable photovoltaic panels and carried out optimization of spacecraft bus structure based on an initial unit requirement document (URD) provided by SUPARCO. He was awarded "Best Aerospace Engineering Project" award by the committe of aerospace engineering faculty.
In the second phase student Nasrullah Khan has joined the team, we welcome him aboard the PNSS-1 satellite research group. In this phase detail design calculations for PV solar arrays of SPU subsystem will be carried out. Upon successful review of the work by sponsors i.e SUPARCO development of engineering model will commence. This phase is likely to finish by August 2015.
PNSS-1 Project underway at CAE
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PU signs MoUs with SUPARCO, Urban Unit
Saturday October 04, 2014
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Punjab University’s Department of Space Sciences has signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the Punjab government’s Urban Unit to collaborate in space sciences and sharing emerging technologies and expertise.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran, SUPARCO Chairman Maj Gen (r) Ahmed Bilal, Urban Unit Chief Executive Officer Dr Nasir Javed, Department of Space Sciences Chairman Dr Syed Amer Mahmood, External Linkages Director Assistant Prof Dr Maria Maldonado, senior faculty members and officials were present on the occasion.
Addressing the ceremony, Dr Kamran said that the MoUs would help strengthen MPhil and PhD programmes at the PU and that students would find excellent career opportunities. He said that the PU would benefit from strengths and qualities of SUPARCO and hoped that mutual relations would improve further.
Maj Gen (r) Bilal said that SUPARCO was established in 1961 to conduct research and development in space technology. He said that SUPARCO was working towards developing indigenous capabilities in space technology and promoting space applications for socio-economic uplift of the country. He said that the new generation must know how important the space technology for development of the country was. He said that the development in space sciences was not possible without mutual cooperation between universities and institutions and SUPARCO wanted to get benefit from the research work of universities.
Dr Javed said that the Urban Unit and the PU would cooperate for urban development, share technical expertise and discuss latest developments in the field. Under the MoU, the signatories would exchange ideas, technical assistance and research, organise training workshops and provide internship and job opportunities.
PU signs MoUs with SUPARCO, Urban Unit
Saturday October 04, 2014
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Punjab University’s Department of Space Sciences has signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the Punjab government’s Urban Unit to collaborate in space sciences and sharing emerging technologies and expertise.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran, SUPARCO Chairman Maj Gen (r) Ahmed Bilal, Urban Unit Chief Executive Officer Dr Nasir Javed, Department of Space Sciences Chairman Dr Syed Amer Mahmood, External Linkages Director Assistant Prof Dr Maria Maldonado, senior faculty members and officials were present on the occasion.
Addressing the ceremony, Dr Kamran said that the MoUs would help strengthen MPhil and PhD programmes at the PU and that students would find excellent career opportunities. He said that the PU would benefit from strengths and qualities of SUPARCO and hoped that mutual relations would improve further.
Maj Gen (r) Bilal said that SUPARCO was established in 1961 to conduct research and development in space technology. He said that SUPARCO was working towards developing indigenous capabilities in space technology and promoting space applications for socio-economic uplift of the country. He said that the new generation must know how important the space technology for development of the country was. He said that the development in space sciences was not possible without mutual cooperation between universities and institutions and SUPARCO wanted to get benefit from the research work of universities.
Dr Javed said that the Urban Unit and the PU would cooperate for urban development, share technical expertise and discuss latest developments in the field. Under the MoU, the signatories would exchange ideas, technical assistance and research, organise training workshops and provide internship and job opportunities.
PU signs MoUs with SUPARCO, Urban Unit
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