{"id":15310,"date":"2025-07-31T14:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=15310"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:31:06","slug":"pakistan-set-to-launch-advanced-remote-sensing-satellite-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=15310","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan set to launch Advanced Remote Sensing Satellite today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: In a bold leap forward for its national space programme, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) will launch a new Remote Sensing Satellite today (July 31), from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to SUPARCO, this high-performance satellite marks a new chapter in Pakistan\u2019s space ambitions. \u00a0Designed to significantly boost earth observation capabilities, it will support a wide array of applications, including precision agriculture, land use management, environmental monitoring, urban planning, and disaster mitigation.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite\u2019s advanced sensors will enable real-time tracking of floods, landslides, glacier melt, earthquakes, and deforestation. It will also aid national infrastructure projects, particularly under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), by identifying geo-hazard risks, mapping transportation routes, and guiding sustainable development strategies. With its integration into Pakistan\u2019s expanding space fleet, which includes PRSS-1 launched in 2018 and the fully indigenous EO-1 launched in January 2025, this mission reinforces SUPARCO\u2019s commitment to scientific innovation and aligns with the long-term vision outlined in the National Space Policy and Vision 2047.<\/p>\n<p>This mission also reflects the growing maturity of Pakistan\u2019s space program over the past decade. The journey was reignited in 2011 with the launch of PakSat-1R, a communications satellite developed through close collaboration with China. It was followed by PakTES-1A and PRSS-1 in 2018, which laid the foundation for Earth observation and remote sensing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, PakSat-MM1 brought high-speed internet to underserved regions across the country, bridging the digital divide and enhancing national connectivity. That same year, iCube Qamar \u2014 a CubeSat developed by students at the Institute of Space Technology \u2014 captured breathtaking images of the Moon\u2019s surface, showcasing the brilliance of young Pakistani scientists on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, Pakistan marked another historic milestone with the launch of Electro-Optical Satellite EO-1, the country\u2019s first fully indigenous satellite. Designed and developed entirely by Pakistani engineers, EO-1 supports key sectors such as agriculture, environmental analysis, and disaster management, while also reflecting Pakistan\u2019s growing technological self-reliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a bold leap forward for its national space programme, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) will launch a new Remote Sensing Satellite today (July 31), from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. According to SUPARCO, this high-performance satellite marks a new chapter in Pakistan\u2019s space ambitions. \u00a0Designed to significantly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,36],"tags":[682,7790,7788,7789,7791,5856],"class_list":["post-15310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-pakistan","tag-ahsan-iqbal","tag-china-pakistan-cooperation","tag-pakistan-satellite-launch","tag-remote-sensing-satellite","tag-space-research","tag-suparco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15312,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15310\/revisions\/15312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}