Pakistan to Launch Indigenous Satellite into Space

[Desertfalcon]

Good luck!

 

[AntiToxic]

Government did not allocate budget. Scientists are well capable of doing this if they are provided with resources. Pakistan was first to start a space program in the region. Don't act cheap. You know well what Pakistani scientists are capable of. But you can't undertake advance research projects without funding.

It is not so easy as you think to launch a satelite.. it is a different ball game all together.. you need heavy investment and brains to build a launch pad and build and launch satellites.... anyways,, all the best to pakistan.. hope they will succeed to launch their own in coming years...

 

[ghazi52]

Nice move and Good luck...................

 

[Sankpal]

best of luck.....................i will be happy if pak launch satellite indigenously

 

[JamD]

I don't know what the source of this news is but SUPARCO has been making not one but TWO indigenous satellites for quite some time now (I'd say a couple of years). I think it's the same general design being built by two competing teams and whichever is better will be launched (I suppose this is standard practice in the space industry although I am not sure). There is no SLV. There have been many components tested and designs done but no SLV will be made till we have a launching site. Actually there is some longstanding issue of getting land for the launch site (somewhere in Baluchistan) which is contentious.

 

[Paksanity]

LMAO.

Why am I not surprised!

 

[Mughal-Prince]

Why am I not surprised!

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good shot

 

[Gen Padmanabhan]

Why am I not surprised!

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You know why I am not surprised about inability of your scientists? Because I know when your Ex Prez cum Ex COAS Musshy claimed the launching of SLV.

BTW, nobody need major funding to change Shaheen-2 into SLV and need only 2 month of R&D to convert it into SLV, the problem & question is Shaheen-2 itself developed in Pak in first place?

 

[touela]

I'm not really knowledgeable about space satellites - can someone tell me the what benefits and uses they have?

Common knowledge about sats are:

• Use them as GPS
• Weather forecasts
• Telecommunication
• Military purposes
• They can measure air pollution and other stuff.
• Use them to create geodata about your country.
• Helps you in understandig the sophiticated technology in Sats and create even more complicated in future

Thats why I can remember for now

 

[touela]

Common knowledge about sats are:

• Use them as GPS
• Weather forecasts
• Telecommunication
• Military purposes
• They can measure air pollution and other stuff.
• Use them to create geodata about your country.
• Helps you in understandig the sophiticated technology in Sats and create even more complicated in future

Thats why I can remember for now

And apropos geodata I mentioned above, that can be a boost to expand the IT industry in Pakistan..... recently many countries are opening the huge amount of available data to be analysed by the IT vendors... many new companies can specialize in that field and sell information back to government or other companies... A win win situation for everybody.
Should be explored in Pakistan.

Fact Sheet: The White House Launches The Opportunity Project,” Utilizing Open Data to Build Stronger Ladders of Opportunity for All | whitehouse.gov

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[BRAVO_]

good going...

 

[911]

Why am I not surprised!

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Why do you admit to be a borderline mental retard? Why you believe in western propaganda? 100 years ago there were no mobile phones. Do humans suddenly became intelligent in 100 years? Intelligence cannot be measured based on a particular task. A cricketer who scores centuries is also intelligent in his own way. There is a reason these IQ results favour western nations.

The map is produced on the basis of this data.
https://iq-research.org/en/page/average-iq-by-country#

LMAO.

Undermining others is easy.

 

[amardeep mishra]

BTW, nobody need major funding to change Shaheen-2 into SLV and need only 2 month of R&D to convert it into SLV, the problem & question is Shaheen-2 itself developed in Pak in first place?

@Gen Padmanabhan
Hi dear,it is quite misleading to think that one can convert a MRBM into a satellite launching vehicle in just 2 months. Pakistan can indeed use shaheen-3 to launch smaller payloads into low earth orbits of <300kms. There is however issue of size of satellite that can be accomodated inside the small nose(payload fairing) of shaheen. Modern launchers have payload fairing diameter in excess of 4meters! Solid fuel although provides a great deal of advantages in missiles- isnt really an ideal choice when it comes to space launchers. It has something to do with itz inherent burning characteristics(or Isp). A cryogenic engine of similar dimensions is way more efficient in space launches. Just to give you a very laymen example- you can have a 17kg payload in a 100kg cryogenic launch system.Whereas in Solid rocket system this payload mass comes down to as low as just 4-5kgs(considering a similar 100kg solid rocket system!).SO essentially,you can launch heavier satellites into orbit with same amount of cryogenic fuel. But mastering cryogenic engine is NOT AT ALL EASY.
WHat many fail to see here is the fact that there needs to be a strong push from pakistani government in this regard. Pakistani space research budget isnt even $70million compared to Indian ISRO budget which is close to $1.5bn(although that too isnt really sufficient for the kind of projects they are undertaking!). Then

 

[Dandpatta]

Guys, let them launch it. Let's keep the trolls away from this thread.
I would be very happy if Pakistan does a launch with indegenous capability.

 

[kṣamā]

r we going t develop our own SLV or not?

For that amount of money and time, hardly possible.

I wouldn't worry about SLV. At this point, I would be interested in seeing Pakistan develop its own SATCOM and SATNAV system. BDS is nice, but we need our own, at the minimum a regional constellation covering South Asia.

If you are talking about the transponders then it is a big uphill climb. Now coming to SATNAV and regional constellation, first get the basics right then you start reaching for the big boy stuff.

@Gen Padmanabhan
Hi dear,it is quite misleading to think that one can convert a MRBM into a satellite launching vehicle in just 2 months. Pakistan can indeed use shaheen-3 to launch smaller payloads into low earth orbits of <300kms. There is however issue of size of satellite that can be accomodated inside the small nose(payload fairing) of shaheen. Modern launchers have payload fairing diameter in excess of 4meters! Solid fuel although provides a great deal of advantages in missiles- isnt really an ideal choice when it comes to space launchers. It has something to do with itz inherent burning characteristics(or Isp). A cryogenic engine of similar dimensions is way more efficient in space launches. Just to give you a very laymen example- you can have a 17kg payload in a 100kg cryogenic launch system.Whereas in Solid rocket system this payload mass comes down to as low as just 4-5kgs(considering a similar 100kg solid rocket system!).SO essentially,you can launch heavier satellites into orbit with same amount of cryogenic fuel. But mastering cryogenic engine is NOT AT ALL EASY.
WHat many fail to see here is the fact that there needs to be a strong push from pakistani government in this regard. Pakistani space research budget isnt even $70million compared to Indian ISRO budget which is close to $1.5bn(although that too isnt really sufficient for the kind of projects they are undertaking!). Then

Is the different between solid fuel and liquid fuel come down to energy density? Also The grain size and the motor design contribute to the lifting capacity?