Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: January 21 2025

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Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) launched Pakistan's first indigenous electro-optical (EO-1) satellite on January 17, 2025, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northern China.
Pakistan has named it PRSC-EO1, the satellite will use electro-optical sensors to collect data and images of the Earth's surface by detecting and measuring reflected sunlight or emitted radiation.

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Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite