Pakistan to launch satellite next year

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Pakistan to launch satellite next year​

ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): Pakistan is planning to replace PAKSAT-1 with a new communication satellite PAKSAT-1R and hopefully it will be launched on August 14, 2011. he satellite will support all conventional and modern Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) applications, will use the geostationary orbit, and acquire a constant height of 36,000 Km above the surface of earth crust. Talking to APP Manager PAKSAT (SUPARCO) Waseem-ul Hassan said that the satellite will have a total of up to 30 transponders and life time of the satellite would be 15 years.

Giving some more details about the satellite,he said it will carry the communication pay-load that consists of internet broadband, TV channels distributions, tele-medicine and tele-education.
He mentioned that work on the project is started with full bloom, and the measurements are taken to make it perfect and a long term loans are also made for this project.
Manager PAKSAT said as per the technology achievements in the region, Pakistan has to make fast and competitive progress in the technology of space sciences. Some more satellites would also be launched in the next years by Pakistan,he added.
“It is a right time for Pakistan to make such progresses while the eyes of world are on us”.
In future such contributions, that make the Pakistan in every field a proud one, will be made and always be made for not only to assist Pakistani nation but to give a big helping hand to whole humanity, he maintained.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Pakistan to launch satellite next year

 

[Join]

Well, Is it to be launched from China????????????

 

[mughaljee]

^ I think from Pakistan

 

[Join]

^ I think from Pakistan

Iam serious here

 

[airuah]

you guys cant take a joke....

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Justifiable approach we need to control our own telecommunication networks in space as option

It would be nice to put some spy settelites as well up in air

 

[Join]

This is pakistan's 3rd satellite, if am not wrong.....

 

[third eye]

Should the title be ' China to launch Pak Satellite" ?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Should the title be ' China to launch Pak Satellite" ?

China is like Pakistan 1 and same, grateful for China to help launch the settlite

 

[Devil Soul]

wat diff will it make?? the satellite will b known as Pakistani ...

 

[mjnaushad]

---------- Post added at 12:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 PM ----------

Its just small communication satellite.

 

[SurvivoR]

Kab se sun raha hoon ab launch kar rahay hain ab launch kar rahay hain... When they launch it, i'll believe then... till then I'll take it just as one of those kala pervaiz rasheed's promises keh 2009 main loadshedding khatam ho jayegi bla bla bla...

Also can anyone tell me what happened to that PSLV that was about to be ready by 2003?

 

[ice_man]

Should the title be ' China to launch Pak Satellite" ?

no i think you would like if we name it to PAKISTAN becomes a part of CHINA!! right???

 

[airuah]

Kab se sun raha hoon ab launch kar rahay hain ab launch kar rahay hain... When they launch it, i'll believe then... till then I'll take it just as one of those kala pervaiz rasheed's promises keh 2009 main loadshedding khatam ho jayegi bla bla bla...

Also can anyone tell me what happened to that PSLV that was about to be ready by 2003?

are you talking abt indian pslv......it just placed 5 sats in orbit last week

 

[Join]

Should the title be ' China to launch Pak Satellite" ?

What difference is it gonna make, our first two Satellites were launched by Soviet Union,But it was way back in 1975.... Same goes to pakistan, atleast they have taken there first step into space exploration? it should be appreciated,Please dont ridicule them....