Pakistan Space and Satellite Developments

[salman nedian]

Pakistan alreay has its space program see the link below:

Pakistan Space Program

 

[MOSABJA]

We are going to get nothing in going to moon and sending flights to NASA.

All we need to do is to go for a sat that could give us Military depth and also help us in our communications and take pictures from sky and do surveys about vast ammount of natural resources in pakistan.


I am interested in going to Institute of Space and Technology.
It is affiliated with UET.
Its on the pannel of NTS.

So after my 2nd year exams this year I would like to give the entry test of IST and like to go for aerospace engineering.

My mom says you will be doing eng in such a country which neither has space nor aero.

But I am hope ful .When I get out of IST .Inshallah at that time Pakistan would have started space program and also AEROSPACE engineer can make good ballistics and cruise missiles and lots of good stuff

 

[maqsad]

There is so much military and business potential for sattelites, I am shocked that there is not already an aggressive program based in Pakistan to put dozens of them in orbit. Even from a business perspective the money can be made back by using them for telecommunications. Also, lots of pakistanis are excited and dying to contribute to satellite tech. Even this little 12 year old girl wants to get involved:

Arfa Karim of Multan has officially become the youngest MCP in Pakistan, and one of the youngest in the world. Karim, now 10, met with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates last week--an experience she later described as second only to visiting Disneyland.

To attain the credential--at any age--a person has to display technical proficiency in areas such as .Net, Visual Studio 6.0 and Windows Server 2003.

Karim got excited about technology, when her father bought her a computer--primarily to use for e-mail, according to S. "Soma" Somasegar, a corporate vice president in Microsoft's tools division.

"What she wants to do as she grows up--she would love to study at Harvard, work in a company like Microsoft and go back to Pakistan to do technology innovations in the field of satellite engineering," Somasegar wrote in his blog last week.
9-year-old earns accolade as Microsoft pro | CNET News.com

 

[Sino-PakFriendship]

Not offend to any MCP / MCSE (including myself)

MCP = Multiple Choices' Professional (Not Microsoft Certified Professional)

MCSE = Multiple Choices' Systems Engineer (Not Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)

 

[maqsad]

Yes the MCSE is famous for being very easy to pass but for a little 9 year old girl it is pretty good! Also, Microsoft has tested her abilities in programming skills and they say she is pretty good with that too. So I think when she is 25 she will be well qualified as a real engineer.

 

[Goodperson]

Not offend to any MCP / MCSE (including myself)

MCP = Multiple Choices' Professional (Not Microsoft Certified Professional)

MCSE = Multiple Choices' Systems Engineer (Not Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)

But below terms with context of Microsoft only mean.

MCP = Microsoft Certified Professional

MCSE = Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

 

[ahussains]

Nice done by the LADY and to meet Billy thats too good

 

[PakistaniPatriot]

there is a pakistani women going into space soon from virgin galactic flight
yeah it's not from a pakistani programme but she's the first pakistani in space so the whole country is proud

Khanz sahib can you please provide more information of the Pakistani women. Do you have any links and or sources.

 

[Nafees]

Source: Metroblogging Lahore: NASA selects Pakistani Woman

This is a bit of an encouraging news for us Pakistanis and especially our sisters. Keep on reaching for the stars...

US space agency NASA has selected a Pakistani woman for a mission starting in January 2008, Geo TV reported on Wednesday. The woman, Numara Aslam, is from Lahore and is currently living in France. If the mission goes ahead, she would be the first Pakistani to fly into space. An artist by profession, Aslam has been selected as part of a six-member team made up not of astronauts, but people from other professions.

 

[Nafees]

Khanz sahib can you please provide more information of the Pakistani women. Do you have any links and or sources.

Source: New ASTNET website › Events

ASEAN-Pakistan Cooperation in Geoinformatics is Moving Forward (uploaded on 21 September 2007)

The ASEAN-Pakistan Geoinformatics Workshop was successfully held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 10-12 September 2007. Supported by the Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Space Technology and Applications (SCOSA) jointly organised the Workshop.

The 3-day Workshop provided an opportunity for ASEAN and Pakistan to share their work and experience in applying geoinformatics technologies such as geoscience, geographic information system (GIS), remote sensing (RS), for various purposes in many fields such as disaster mitigation, landuse planning, public works, forest fire monitoring and detection, agricultural yield assessment, telecommunication etc. A visit to SUPARCO was also organised for the ASEAN participants to keep them abreast with the day-to-day work of SUPARCO and its satellite data processing facilities.

The ASEAN Member Countries and Pakistan expressed interest to pursue further collaboration through multilateral and bilateral arrangements. Future activities will focus on capacity building in three thematic fields namely (i) disaster management, (ii) assessment of agricultural production, and (iii) landuse/landcover mapping. The Workshop also recommended that Pakistan participate in the 10th ASEAN Science and Technology Week (ASTW), scheduled to be held in Manila in July 2007. The event will feature technical conferences and exhibition of the state-of-the art of technologies including those in space technology applications.

 

[shehbazi2001]

This post is about the satellite recce and just to have a healthy discussion about it...

As satellite imagery and surveillance is nowadays common, satellite camouflage has also become important. Is satellite camoflage the same thing as camouflage against air recce?

Do we have satellite-tracking radars?

Should Pakistan employ satellite tracking/warning radars to warn of any spy satellite passing overhead?

The radar should not confuse spy satellites with communication or weather forcast or GPS navigation satellites. The orbitting/operating height of these satellites are different from one another.

Although some US satellites have been given stealth technology like Misty satellites, at least non-stealth and Indian spy satellites can be detected. A chart can be made of all known spy satellites and their timing of passing over Pakistan or specific areas of Pakistan. This way major movements / redeployments shall be avoided when the satellite is overhead.

I would be useful to discuss the timings of different spy satellites passing over Pakistan. Here I must mention that if satellite is in Geosynchronous orbit, it shall be looking at a specific place only all the time.

The orbiting speed of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is made equal to the rotation of earth and so it remains on the same relative location all the time. Such satellites are used mostly in communication and weather reporting as they need to stay always over a specific geographical area.

Now the spy satelllites some times need to cover a large area and therefore usually they are in polar orbits (according to my understanding) and they cross a certain country at a certain time only.

Advanced countries have developed Satellite trackng radars and thus they are aware of a satellite when it comes overhead. This was the reason that USA started giving stealth technology to its satellites too.

It would be nice if someone knows the timings of satellites passings over pakistan regardless of the nationality of the satellite.

and which satellite google earth is using......and does somebody know its timing of crossing pakistan?

 

[asaad-ul-islam]

Pakistan is working on the RSSS satellite program with China, we don't seem to know anything about it at all right now.

Pakistan and China have also inked MoU's to work on the development and launch of more satellites and SLV.

Pakistan is also developing the dual-use PakSat1R, since we have access to western technology because of our MNNA (major non-nato ally) status.

everything will be taken care of in due time, but remember pakistan will not go run its mouth like india which wants to become a superpower.

 

[Ababeel]

But why Pakistan is wasting so much time in developing satellites and SLVs despite launching BADR satellites & an advanced SSM program?
Is Pakistan going to achieve the target of launching its 1st Communication satellite in 2011?
Any news in detail about development of this Comm satellite & the much awaited SLV which test launching was declared much much before and many times?
One more question, Why the website of NESCOM is not yet ready, while this is the backbone of Pakistan's advance defence technology R & D Organisation?

 

[Ababeel]

Or may be Pakistan will start announcing the results one by one when it completes them in near future. As the case of Babur & Raad cruise missiles etc.
Best wishes for early achievments in those projects.
But it will be very good if anyone answer the questions in details. I am repeating them below:
But why Pakistan is wasting so much time in developing satellites and SLVs despite launching BADR satellites & an advanced SSM program?
Is Pakistan going to achieve the target of launching its 1st Communication satellite in 2011?
Any news in detail about development of this Comm satellite & the much awaited SLV which test launching was declared much much before and many times?
One more question, Why the website of NESCOM is not yet ready, while this is the backbone of Pakistan's advance defence technology R & D Organisation?

 

[asaad-ul-islam]

Pakistan selects Telesat for procurement and launch of Paksat 1-R satellite
OTTAWA, ON, March 13, 2007

Telesat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announced today that it has signed a consulting contract with the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan’s national space agency. Under the agreement, Telesat will assist SUPARCO in the procurement and launch of the Paksat-1R satellite, which will replace the existing Paksat-1 in 2010.

“Telesat’s new relationship with Pakistan’s national space agency is testimony to Telesat's longstanding reputation for integrity, reliability and deep expertise in the field of satellite communications services,” said Dan Goldberg, Telesat’s president and CEO. “For more than 35 years, Telesat has been a pioneer in leading-edge satellite communications and it’s a privilege to put that experience to work to benefit the people of Pakistan.”

Telesat’s services will include initiating, evaluating and recommending manufacturer proposals for Paksat-1R, and providing technical and commercial advisors during the negotiation process. Telesat will also help oversee the construction of the new satellite, and will monitor the launch and in-orbit testing services.

“SUPARCO is committed to explore and expand our country’s satellite technology, and Telesat can certainly help in reaching this goal,” said a SUPARCO spokesperson. “Telesat shares SUPARCO’s vision and passion for developing advanced satellite services for the benefit of millions of people, everyday.”

Pakistan selects Telesat for procurement and launch of Paksat 1-R satellite

Pakistan to launch remote sensing satellite system
Monday August 22, 2005 (0615 PST)

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: Pakistan plans to launch a self-controlled Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS) at a cost of Rs19.3 billion to ensure strategic and unconditional supply of satellite remote sensing data for any part of the globe over the year.
According to sources, the project will be executed by the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) over a period of six years. President Gen Pervez Musharraf has approved the project in principle.

The project will require another recurring expenditure of about Rs150 million per year and overall working expenses of about Rs1.15 billion.

The president, sources said, had directed Suparco to develop the capability to make and launch different types of satellites, specially, communications, remote sensing and weather satellites.

Pakistan’s space programme must contribute in the areas of mass education, information technology, communications, agriculture, mineral development, mapping and geographic information system, atmospheric sciences, environment and pollution monitoring and in various areas of national security, the president said.

On the completion of the project, high resolution satellite images will be available for national defence and security in any critical time. They will also enable universities and non-profit organisations to obtain satellite remote sensing data and carry out analysis for other application areas.

The project will help Pakistani engineers acquire comprehensive know-how and technology transfer. Thus, it will be a vital support for future in-house Pakistan remote sensing satellites of world standards to meet demands of enhanced capabilities.

This will help Pakistan coup with the commercial and strategic needs and open a new era of applied research and new trends for planning and implementation of public sector development projects for socio-economic uplift of the country.

Pakistan entered into space era in 1990 with the launch of its first experimental satellite Badr-1, an indigenous effort of Suparco, launched in low earth orbit by a Chinese vehicle from XI Chang Launch Centre.

Second satellite of Pakistan, Badr-2, launched in 2001, carried an experimental earth imaging payload.

The RSSS is highly sophisticated, application oriented, high resolution satellite that will be first of its kind in Pakistan to directly address the demands of today’s market.

Pakistan News Service - PakTribune

The link below will take you to suparco's current projects. there's no info on any of these projects. what i do know is that countries like thailand, bangladesh, iran, mongolia, and more are involved in the RSSS project supported by china's technological base.

of course, the only countries that will use the technology for military reasons will be iran and pakistan. I hope this helps you.
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