PAKSAT-1R: Pakistan's first indigenously made satellite inaugurated

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PAKSAT-1R: Pakistan's first indigenously made satellite inaugurated
Published: November 5, 2011
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani formally inaugurated the commercial operation of Pakistan’s first indigenously made communication satellite Paksat-1R near Kala Shah Kaku in Lahore on Saturday.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony‚ Gilani said that the application of space technology would contribute significantly to socioeconomic development of the country.
The prime minister also inaugurated the Primary Satellite Control Facility on the occasion.
The satellite, launched with the help of China on August 12, is based on modern technology that would provide services for 15 years.
It has 32 transponders with three communication antennas to cover Pakistan and 75 other countries across Asia‚ East Africa and part of Western Europe.
The satellite will help in issuing flood and earthquake warnings to help prevent disasters in the country.
PAKSAT-1R: Pakistan’s first indigenously made satellite inaugurated – The Express Tribune

 

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Satellite Name: Paksat 1R
Status: moving
Position: 38° E (38° E)
Norad: 37779
Cospar number: 2011-042A
Operator: Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Launch date: 11-Aug-2011
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle: Long March CZ-3B
Launch mass (kg): 5115
Dry mass (kg): 2100
Manufacturer: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Model (bus): DFH-4 Bus
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.

WOW.. Just after reading this, I realised that Paksat-1R is completely designed, manufactured and put into orbit by the Chinese. Pakistan had no role in it. I read somewhere else that even the financing is done by China. So, Pakistan did not even spend a single rupee to obtain this communication satellite.
These fact should show light to those Pakistanis who boast about Pakistans space capabilities.

 

[shuntmaster]

Satellite Name: Paksat 1R
Status: moving
Position: 38° E (38° E)
Norad: 37779
Cospar number: 2011-042A
Operator: Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Launch date: 11-Aug-2011
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle: Long March CZ-3B
Launch mass (kg): 5115
Dry mass (kg): 2100
Manufacturer: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Model (bus): DFH-4 Bus
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.

WOW.. Just after reading this, I realised that Paksat-1R is completely designed, manufactured and put into orbit by the Chinese. Pakistan had no role in it. I read somewhere else that even the financing is done by China. So, Pakistan did not even spend a single rupee to obtain this communication satellite.
These fact should show light to those Pakistanis who boast about Pakistans space capabilities.