The Wait Is Over - Paksat-1R launch on 11 August

[WAQAS119]

Paksat-1R launch on 11 August

Pakistani communications satellite, PAKSAT-1R launch is planned for ~21:00 PST (16:00 GMT) on 11 August 2011 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

 

[Imran Khan]

thats really a great time so after this should be they work on more projects not like bader series and then sleep many years .

 

[WAQAS119]

Their were rumors a year or so back that Pakistan is working on its own SLV. What happened to that project?

 

[Imran Khan]

Their were rumors a year or so back that Pakistan is working on its own SLV. What happened to that project?

i think no money for shaheen-3 SLV now have to wait till zardari left office and some human join it .

 

[Jango]

It better be on TV, gonna watch it, wasnt it supposed to be 14th august thoigh.

 

[WAQAS119]

It better be on TV, gonna watch it, wasnt it supposed to be 14th august thoigh.

Here is a launch schedule. I guess 14th of August timeline was for its operations to start. Only a guess though.
Satlaunch.Net - Satellite Launch Info: 2011

 

[Riz]

realy a great news, might be possible we can countrol our home made drone with it in future....

 

[vinith98]

I Wish Pakistan all the best

 

[Tangent]

Good Luck!

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

i was also under impression that the launch was scheduled for Independence Day

but regardless, great news. And a reminder of the time-tested friendship between Pakistan & China.

 

[Luftwaffe]

i think no money for shaheen-3 SLV now have to wait till zardari left office and some human join it .

did you refer to zardari.

 

[Icarus]

I would have been really happy if we had launched it ourselves but I guess we still aren't ready. Can anyone tell me for what uses is this satellite being launched ? They better introduce a DTH service. People here are tired of using smuggled Tata Plus DTH sets.

 

[WAQAS119]

I would have been really happy if we had launched it ourselves but I guess we still aren't ready. Can anyone tell me for what uses is this satellite being launched ? They better introduce a DTH service. People here are tired of using smuggled Tata Plus DTH sets.

It carries communications payload to facilitate the introduction of a range of new services, including broadband Internet, digital television broadcasting, remote and rural telephony, emergency communications, tele-education and tele-medicine. The satellite is expected to have 15 years lifespan, and will be operated from Suparco Satellite Ground Station

Pakistan to Launch Paksat-1R Satellite This Month

 

[kingkobra]

I would have been really happy if we had launched it ourselves but I guess we still aren't ready. Can anyone tell me for what uses is this satellite being launched ? They better introduce a DTH service. People here are tired of using smuggled Tata Plus DTH sets.

are you serious??

 

[unicorn148]

What happened to todays launch ?????????