Pakistan launches two satellites with China’s help

With the help of China’s rocket, Pakistan launched two indigenously manufactured satellites to space on Monday morning.

Pakistan launched two indigenously developed satellites, the PRSS1 and PAK-TES-1A, using the Chinese Long March 2C rocket. The former satellite is a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite, while the latter is a scientific experiment satellite.

PAK-TES-1A has been manufactured by SUPARCO for enhancing satellite manufacture capabilities in the country. In order to be launched, the satellites were transported to China to be launched to space via Chinese Long March-2C rocket, generally used to send satellites to low Earth or sun-synchronous orbits.

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The PRSS1 is a Remote Sensing Satellite (RSS) which is equipped with cameras and sensors aimed to be used for studying different geographical details including determining of mineral deposits, land and resources surveying, monitoring natural disasters, like forest fires, melting glaciers, providing remote sensing data, urban construction and such issues, reported China Daily.

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) informed that after being entered into the orbit, the PRSS-1 is in a good state and its solar panels too unfolded smoothly. The satellite is expected to last for about seven years in space.

This launching marks as another space corporation between the two neighboring countries since the launch of a previous communication satellite, the PAKSAT-1R back in 2011.