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We don't give a shit about india and our world doesn't revolve around 'catching upto india' sardar ji.

We just need to "cage" a billion uncivilized barbarians (Indian Muslims not included) inside useless, non-strategic gigantic plains. And for that, we have created a monster military machine armed with nuclear-missiles, cruise missiles, thousands of tanks, hundreds of advance fighter jets, sumbarines, and so on.

So india is "contained/caged" at its place permanently, since it can't even break the nuclear-chains we've created around it. And we are happy with that.

Pakistan's route of development is different...moreover, our space program is doing fine keeping in mind the low resources we have available as of now.

We will successfully put our remote sensing satellite up there by 2016/17 Inshallah...We already have our communication satellites in the space...

Our communication, navigation, and military-strike needs would be fulfilled by our own space program by 2020....

What else is needed?

(If our economy picks up steam Inshallah, then probably we'll invest more and go for other projects in space as well..but as of now, we are alright).

Do you really believe what you just said?? I mean really?? If you do, I have to say it must suck to be you!!!
 
Wow, Pakistan's space program is really at a point where India was back in in 1970s. What are future ambitions of pakiatan in this field??


Wow please explain me what is a satellite bus facility and what is Pakistani currently working on??

Pakistan's space program doesn't concern you.So keep your condescending posts to yourself or leave our forum.
 
Do you really believe what you just said?? I mean really?? If you do, I have to say it must suck to be you!!!

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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SUPARCO is indeed not like nasa but it's also not like our railway system. SUPARCO has developed artificial robotic satellite into space and which made Pakistan only muslim country and second south Asian country to achieve this milestone.
And On 7 June 1962, at 19:53 hours (PST), the Rehbar-I was launched in space. The rocket went about 130 km into the atmosphere, making Pakistan the third country in Asia and the 10th in the world to conduct such a launch. And then on 9 June 1962 rehbar-II was also launched.
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 ???
 
Chaman...satellites ki baat ho rahi hai...Tumahara satellite tumahare SLV se nahi gaya, tumhara satellite bhi nahi hai, kharida hua hai....hahahaha....

JF-7, China ke saath banaya gaya hai. Humne khud banaya hai. Chahe components bahar ke hon. Failure kahan se Already inducted. Limited Serial Production are being inducted in Air Force.

Aur hamara Space Program to tum compare bhi nahi kar sakte. Moon to chood, MARS jaa rahe hain.

World ka sabse extensive remote sensing satellite network hai jo different countries ko bhi data provide karta hai.

Hum to different countries ke satellites bhi launch karte and earn karte hain.

Baat karta hai.

Rengna start kiya nahi aur jo ud rahe hain unpe question karta hai.....Chal bhag yahan se.....

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
 
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???
 
And now ISRO puts SUPARCO to shame .. ISRO has successfully put their satellite into Mars' orbit on first attempt while SUPARCO is busy in God knows what... :hitwall::pissed:
 
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

  1. To offer an avenue for mutual exchange of knowledge and experience on small satellite engineering and design among the OIC member States.
  2. To facilitate sharing of expert-level knowledge and experience on small satellite system and sub-system design.
  3. To provide hands-on training on advanced simulation software suites used in design, development and analysis of various satellite sub-systems
  4. 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
Part-II Hands-on Training on Satellite Mission Design using STK (Satellite Tool Kit)
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
Programme
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
Graduate students interested in satellite engineering from the host country as well as other OIC member countries are also encouraged to apply.

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
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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

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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
 
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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