Pakistan will launch an observation satellite in July

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ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the launch in July of the 285 kg PKTES-1A observation satellite developed by Pakistan.

Equipped with sensors and cameras, PakTES-1A will remain stationary in the space of 610 km and its position relative to the sun will not change.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Muhammad Faisal congratulated Pakistani scientists in a tweet, saying that they had made Pakistanis proud.

Known as the Remote Sensing Satellite (RSS), it can be used to study various features of the Earth, determine mineral deposition and, depending on the types of sensors and gadgets installed, RSS technology can also help study impacts. of climate change. melting glaciers, greenhouse gases, forest fire detection, and even solving agriculture and forestry problems, in addition to a range of passive and active tasks.

Satellite navigation technology was acquired in China in 2012.

In contact, the ISPR and the National Space Agency, the Committee on Space Research and Upper Atmosphere in Pakistan (Suparco), were reluctant to share the details of this positive development.

India has launched this satellite of observation since the 1970s.

However, the former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Attaur Rehman, congratulated Pakistani scientists, calling the launch of the RSS next month a proud moment and a positive step that scientists were able to develop and launch their satellite.

"Unlike complex and increasingly bulky communication satellites, the observatory satellite is a simple technology that can be used for different purposes depending on the type of detection equipment it is equipped with because there are different types of satellites. remote sensing. It can also study electromagnetic waves and radiation emitted by the Earth, "said Dr. Rehman.

According to him, Pakistan is far behind in the region by launching satellites in space and at least 25 to 30 years behind India.

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