Pakistan Space and Satellite Developments

[Safriz]

News “Sensing BeiDou and Applying BeiDou” BeiDou/GNSS Application
Demonstration & Experience Campaign Held in Karachi, Pakistan (by Sun Baochen, Sep 25, BeiDou) From September 25 to 26, 2012,
BeiDou/GNSS Application Demonstration & Experience Campaign
(BADEC for short) was successfully held in Sheraton Karachi Hotel,
Pakistan. Delegates from Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere
Research Commission (SUPARCO), ministries of agriculture, aeronautics,
urban and rural construction, transportation, mapping, disaster prevention and reduction, and related enterprises, technical research
institutions and universities participated in this event. Through various
activities including reports, technical speeches, discussion,
communication, exhibition and demonstration, they witnessed and
understood the establishment and application achievements of the The
BeiDou System, and carried out broad exchange and communication with Chinese leading enterprises in satellite navigation field. The opening ceremony of BADEC was held on the morning of
September 25. Chairman of SUPARCO Ahmed Bilal praised the
establishment and application achievement of The BeiDou System. He
said that developing high and new technologies like satellite
navigation would play an important role in promoting social economic
development of Pakistan. He hoped to popularize satellite navigation technology and promote the application of BeiDou navigation system
in Parkistan through the BADEC event. Ran Chengqi, Director of China
Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO), pointed out in his remarks that
“Navigation satellite system is an important space infrastructure of a
country. As an influential power worldwide, China attaches much
importance to the establishment, development and application of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. At present, the cooperation
between China and Pakistan in the field of satellite navigation has
been pushed forward steadily, and the implementation of BADEC event
marks the significant and practical achievement during bilateral
cooperation procedure”. The Consul General of China in Karachi, Mr.
ZHANG Jianxin said “The friendship between Pakistan and China is of long lasting, and people from both countries are as intimate as
brotherhood. The domain of satellite navigation has explored further
space for bilateral technical cooperation. As the first large-scale event
jointly organized since two countries started cooperation in the field of
satellite navigation, BADEC event had opened up a new prospect for
the internationalization of The BeiDou System, and created advantageous environment for Chinese enterprises to expand market
abroad.” During the symposium in BADEC event, the delegates from China and
Pakistan made presentations regarding the development and
applications of the BeiDou System, and the application of GNSS
applications in Pakistan; In technical report session, Chinese and
Pakistani experts carried out deep exchange and discussion on the
application of GNSS in vehicle information management, ship monitoring and management, high precision measurement, position
service and geographic information system. In the seminar session,
Chinese enterprises leading in satellite navigation, including China
Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC), China
Electronics Technology Group Corporation ( CETC ), carried out
cooperation communication with Pakistani customers and related enterprises with regard to mapping and surveying, ground
transportation, aviation, ground-based augmentation, disaster
prevention and reduction. The exhibition demonstration session, which
was divided into three parts——system, application and enterprise,
demonstrated to the Pakistani delegates and the public the
establishment of the BeiDou navigation system, the latest achievements and creative concepts in civil application areas in the
way of display boards, physical exhibits and field show The event hosted by CSNO and SUPARCO with the theme of “Sensing
BeiDou and Applying BeiDou”, aimed at promotion of technical
exchange and cooperation. Through various activities including
reports, lectures, symposiums and exhibitions, it showed the
construction and application achievements of the BeiDou navigation
system to establish BeiDou brand, promote enterprise cooperation, push forward the steady development of China-Pakistan cooperation,
and explore the ways and methods for expanding the market of the
BeiDou navigation system to the Asia-Pacific region and the whole
world. Chinese government attached great importance to the event. The
delegates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology, as well as theleading enterprises in
satellite navigation including CASTC and CETC participated in this event.

 

[Safriz]

SUPARCO explaination of Pakistan's Beidou Augmentation system.
Posted here
http://www.defence.pk/forums/senior...dge-base-reference-library-2.html#post3585129

 

[A.Rafay]

Pakistan Must Develop Its Own Space Vision and Promote Space Sciences

Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Chairman, Major General (retd) Ahmed Bilal believes that if interest in the space sciences is not developed at the school level, then Pakistan’s space programme will face lack of human resource in future. Thus, space sciences should be introduced in the curriculum to produce quality minds to run Pakistan’s space programme.

With the promotion of space sciences Pakistan will be able to apply technology in geology, agriculture, topography, hydrology, and other such advance sciences. In order to get students interested in space sciences, SUPARCO has started a project called Student Satellite and it will be launched in the near future.

The Chairman pinned down the reason to lack of funds which does not let space sciences develop in Pakistan. Although he believes that Pakistan started out positively and achieved considerable success within a short time period. SUPARCO takes its inspiration from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the U.S. when it comes to looking ahead.

The Chairman also assured that as far as defence satellite technology and military satellite are concerned Pakistan is very much secured in the position it is at. However, he did not disclose how much such kind of a technology has been developed by Pakistan. But he mentioned in an interview with The News that Pakistan will be able to launch Remote Sensing Satellite within the next three years.

China has been a huge help for Pakistan in its Space Programme and currently around 90 Pakistani space scientists are working under Know How Training and Transfer Programme (KHTT) with Chinese space experts. There must be an independent and strong space vision of Pakistan’s own keeping both scientific and strategic importance of space technology in today’s world of fast communication.

Pakistan Must Develop Its Own Space Vision and Promote Space Sciences | Green & White

 

[shuntmaster]

first orbital launches by country

Red - Confirmed orbital launch
Green - Future (planned) orbital launch

Pakistan has developed two varieties of military ballistic rockets (Ghauri and Shaheen) in recent years that will form the basis for conversion into its own space launcher.

 

[A.Rafay]

PAKISTAN’s SPACE PROGRAM​

Elements of Pakistan’s Space Program

• Satellite Development Program
• Remote Sensing & GIS Applications
• Space Science
• Core Technologies Development
• International Cooperation
• Infrastructure Development

Satellite Development Program
GEO Satellites – Paksat Series

• Paksat-1 (Extension)
• Paksat-1R
• Paksat-MM1
• Paksat-MM2
• Paksat-2

Satellite Development Program
LEO Satellites

• PRSS-O1
• PRSS-S1
• PRSS-O2
• PRSS-S2
• PRSS-O3
• PRSS-S3

CURRENT SPACE PROJECTS

Current Space Projects

• Paksat-1
• Pakistan Communication Satellite System (Paksat-1R)
• Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS)
• Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

Paksat-1

• Leased from Hughes (USA) in Dec 2002
• Has 34 transponders (24 Standard C, 6 Extended C and 4 Ku)
• Current usage about 22.93 TPE (36MHz)
• Communication Signal Monitoring
  and Technical Support from SRDC Lhr
• Customers in Pakistan and across Middle East, Africa, East South Asia and Europe

Paksat-1R Satellite

• Platform:

• CAST DFH-4
• 3-axis stabilized
• ≈ 7 KW Power
• 15 years service life

• Payload:

• 12 C-band Transponders
• 18 Ku-band Transponders

• Coverage/ Footprints:

• C-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, parts of Middle East, eastern coastal countries of African continent and parts of Europe

• Ku-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, UAE, Oman, Parts of
  Iran and Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Parts of China

RSSS

• Approved in principle by the GoP
  [*]Feasibility and System Definition Study conducted in 2007, recommending launch of one Optical
  and one Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite
  [*]Launch of Optical Satellite in the 1st step, having ~2m PAN and ~4m MS resolution and 5-7 yrs life
  [*]Implementation will start after the funds are made available

Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

• To facilitate indigenous assembly, integration and testing of various types of satellites of our national needs, including:
• Telecommunication
• Optical Imaging
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Weather
• Navigation
• Early Warning

SATELLITE RELATED R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

• Power System Lab
• On-Board Computer Lab
• Diplexer and Multiplexer Lab
• Amplifiers and Filters Lab
• Communication System Integration Lab
• Telemetry and Telecommand Lab
• Electronics Lab
• Digital Signal Processing Lab
• Attitude Orbit & Control System Lab
• Onboard Data Handling Lab
• Digital System Lab
• RF System Lab
• Imaging Payload Lab
• Spectrum Engineering Lab

Design and Development Labs

• Channel Coding Lab
• Source Coding Lab
• Embedded Systems Lab
• Spacecraft Power Systems Lab
• Mechanisms & MEMS Lab
• AOC Sensors Lab
• AOC Actuators Lab
• Satellite Structures Lab
• Thermal Control Lab
• Attitude & Orbit Control System Lab
• TCR Link Security Lab
• Spacecraft Propulsion & Pyro Techniques Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• Satellite Systems Engineering Lab
• Satellite Communications Lab
• Concurrent Engineering Lab
• Mission Planning and Design Lab
• ASIC & FPGA Lab
• TCR Lab
• Solar Array Lab
• BCR & BDR Lab
• PC&D Lab
• System Integration Lab
• Transponder Lab
• Antenna Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• R&D Facilities
• Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (SAINT) Facility
• Environmental Validation Testing (EVT) Facility
• Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) Facility
• SAINT Support Workshop (SSW)
• Remote Sensing Data Transmission (RSDT) Facility
• Satellite Bus Development (SBD) Facility
• Satellite Dynamic System Test (SDST) Facility
• Attitude and Orbital Control System (AOCS) Center

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Industry approach:
• Prototype/Engineering Model (EM)
• Engineering Qualification Model (EQM)
• Qualification Model (QM)
• Flight Model (FM)/ Proto-Flight Model (PFM)

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R
  
  • The project was aimed to enhance the know-how of young scientists and engineers about communication satellite engineering. Commercial components were used to keep the cost low since the satellite will only be a functional lab model
  
  
  • Prototype Paksat-1R is a communication satellite, which has three C-band Transponders as the communication payload
  • All the subsystems have been designed and developed indigenously
  • Integration and testing have also been performed
  • The project was completed in three years time

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R bus comprised the following subsystem:
• Computer (based on Intel 80188EB microprocessor)
• Power subsystem
• Telemetry subsystem
• Telecommand subsystem
• Attitude and Orbit Determination and Control subsystem
• S-band RF communication subsystem
• Thermal Control subsystem
• Satellite Structure
• Mechanisms for:
• Antenna Deployment
• Solar Array Deployment

Indigenous Capability Development
Prototype Paksat-1R

Indigenous Capability Development

• EQM Paksat-1R:
• Already developed sub-systems/units:
• On-Board Computer (OBC)
• Telemetry Subsystem (TM)
• Telecommand Subsystem (TC)
• C-band Transponder
• S-band Communication Subsystem

Indigenous Capability Development

• Customer furnished Instruments (CFIs)
• To design, develop / manufacture and integrate into Paksat-1R satellite the following 04 electronic equipment, as an experimental / auxiliary payload for validating their designs and technology:
• Telemetry (TM)
• Tele-command (TC)
• On-Board Data Handling (OBDH)
• Power Conditioning & Distribution (PCD)
• Mass: ≈ 50 Kg
• Volume: ≈ 36”(L) X 30” (W) X 15”(H)
• Power Dissipation ≈ 300 Watt

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Human Resource Development (HRD)

• To meet the huge requirements of the NSDP an ambitious and rigorous HRD programme is being undertaken
• Main elements of the HRD program:
• MS/PhD (local & abroad)
• Short Trainings (local & abroad)
• Conferences, Seminar & Workshops
• On the Job Trainings (local & abroad)
• Hands on Trainings (in-house)
• Comprehensive KHTT embedded in Paksat-1R program
• Several hundred already trained and a very large number currently undergoing training

 

[Gentelman]

great to see Pakistan developing satellites also for civil use and for facilitation of nation....

 

[shuntmaster]

great to see Pakistan developing satellites also for civil use and for facilitation of nation....

Is Pakistan developing the satellites or just buying it from others?
PAKSAT-1R was bought from China and Paksat-1 was from Huges aerospace of US.

 

[Gentelman]

Is Pakistan developing the satellites or just buying it from others?
PAKSAT-1R was bought from China and Paksat-1 was from Huges aerospace of US.

badr were created and made here....
and u ....always try to chk out negitive aspect.....they dont develop their own as it is financilly an expensive work....
well some satellites were being developed in Pakistan....dont know their current status....

 

[Rajput_Pakistani]

A view of SUPARCO Ground Station, Kala Shah Kaku

 

[Arsalan]

PAKISTAN’s SPACE PROGRAM​

Elements of Pakistan’s Space Program

• Satellite Development Program
• Remote Sensing & GIS Applications
• Space Science
• Core Technologies Development
• International Cooperation
• Infrastructure Development

Satellite Development Program
GEO Satellites – Paksat Series

• Paksat-1 (Extension)
• Paksat-1R
• Paksat-MM1
• Paksat-MM2
• Paksat-2

Satellite Development Program
LEO Satellites

• PRSS-O1
• PRSS-S1
• PRSS-O2
• PRSS-S2
• PRSS-O3
• PRSS-S3

CURRENT SPACE PROJECTS

Current Space Projects

• Paksat-1
• Pakistan Communication Satellite System (Paksat-1R)
• Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS)
• Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

Paksat-1

• Leased from Hughes (USA) in Dec 2002
• Has 34 transponders (24 Standard C, 6 Extended C and 4 Ku)
• Current usage about 22.93 TPE (36MHz)
• Communication Signal Monitoring
  and Technical Support from SRDC Lhr
• Customers in Pakistan and across Middle East, Africa, East South Asia and Europe

Paksat-1R Satellite

• Platform:

• CAST DFH-4
• 3-axis stabilized
• ≈ 7 KW Power
• 15 years service life

• Payload:

• 12 C-band Transponders
• 18 Ku-band Transponders

• Coverage/ Footprints:

• C-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, parts of Middle East, eastern coastal countries of African continent and parts of Europe

• Ku-Band: Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, UAE, Oman, Parts of
  Iran and Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Parts of China

RSSS

• Approved in principle by the GoP
  [*]Feasibility and System Definition Study conducted in 2007, recommending launch of one Optical
  and one Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite
  [*]Launch of Optical Satellite in the 1st step, having ~2m PAN and ~4m MS resolution and 5-7 yrs life
  [*]Implementation will start after the funds are made available

Assembly Integration and Test Centre (AITC)

• To facilitate indigenous assembly, integration and testing of various types of satellites of our national needs, including:
• Telecommunication
• Optical Imaging
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Weather
• Navigation
• Early Warning

SATELLITE RELATED R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

• Power System Lab
• On-Board Computer Lab
• Diplexer and Multiplexer Lab
• Amplifiers and Filters Lab
• Communication System Integration Lab
• Telemetry and Telecommand Lab
• Electronics Lab
• Digital Signal Processing Lab
• Attitude Orbit & Control System Lab
• Onboard Data Handling Lab
• Digital System Lab
• RF System Lab
• Imaging Payload Lab
• Spectrum Engineering Lab

Design and Development Labs

• Channel Coding Lab
• Source Coding Lab
• Embedded Systems Lab
• Spacecraft Power Systems Lab
• Mechanisms & MEMS Lab
• AOC Sensors Lab
• AOC Actuators Lab
• Satellite Structures Lab
• Thermal Control Lab
• Attitude & Orbit Control System Lab
• TCR Link Security Lab
• Spacecraft Propulsion & Pyro Techniques Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• Satellite Systems Engineering Lab
• Satellite Communications Lab
• Concurrent Engineering Lab
• Mission Planning and Design Lab
• ASIC & FPGA Lab
• TCR Lab
• Solar Array Lab
• BCR & BDR Lab
• PC&D Lab
• System Integration Lab
• Transponder Lab
• Antenna Lab

Design and Development Labs (cont’d)

• R&D Facilities
• Satellite Assembly Integration and Test (SAINT) Facility
• Environmental Validation Testing (EVT) Facility
• Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) Facility
• SAINT Support Workshop (SSW)
• Remote Sensing Data Transmission (RSDT) Facility
• Satellite Bus Development (SBD) Facility
• Satellite Dynamic System Test (SDST) Facility
• Attitude and Orbital Control System (AOCS) Center

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Industry approach:
• Prototype/Engineering Model (EM)
• Engineering Qualification Model (EQM)
• Qualification Model (QM)
• Flight Model (FM)/ Proto-Flight Model (PFM)

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R
  
  • The project was aimed to enhance the know-how of young scientists and engineers about communication satellite engineering. Commercial components were used to keep the cost low since the satellite will only be a functional lab model
  
  
  • Prototype Paksat-1R is a communication satellite, which has three C-band Transponders as the communication payload
  • All the subsystems have been designed and developed indigenously
  • Integration and testing have also been performed
  • The project was completed in three years time

Indigenous Capability Development (cont’d)

• Prototype Paksat-1R bus comprised the following subsystem:
• Computer (based on Intel 80188EB microprocessor)
• Power subsystem
• Telemetry subsystem
• Telecommand subsystem
• Attitude and Orbit Determination and Control subsystem
• S-band RF communication subsystem
• Thermal Control subsystem
• Satellite Structure
• Mechanisms for:
• Antenna Deployment
• Solar Array Deployment

Indigenous Capability Development
Prototype Paksat-1R

Indigenous Capability Development

• EQM Paksat-1R:
• Already developed sub-systems/units:
• On-Board Computer (OBC)
• Telemetry Subsystem (TM)
• Telecommand Subsystem (TC)
• C-band Transponder
• S-band Communication Subsystem

Indigenous Capability Development

• Customer furnished Instruments (CFIs)
• To design, develop / manufacture and integrate into Paksat-1R satellite the following 04 electronic equipment, as an experimental / auxiliary payload for validating their designs and technology:
• Telemetry (TM)
• Tele-command (TC)
• On-Board Data Handling (OBDH)
• Power Conditioning & Distribution (PCD)
• Mass: ≈ 50 Kg
• Volume: ≈ 36”(L) X 30” (W) X 15”(H)
• Power Dissipation ≈ 300 Watt

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Human Resource Development (HRD)

• To meet the huge requirements of the NSDP an ambitious and rigorous HRD programme is being undertaken
• Main elements of the HRD program:
• MS/PhD (local & abroad)
• Short Trainings (local & abroad)
• Conferences, Seminar & Workshops
• On the Job Trainings (local & abroad)
• Hands on Trainings (in-house)
• Comprehensive KHTT embedded in Paksat-1R program
• Several hundred already trained and a very large number currently undergoing training

Pakistan's first Remote Sensing Satellite, planned for 2014 launch will be carrying SAR. The testing and evaluation of the radar will pave way for more dedicated intelligence satellites.

PRSS will be capable to send back images on 2.5 GSD, (reference image below)

http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...an-remote-sensing-satellite-system-prsss.html

 

[shuntmaster]

badr were created and made here....
and u ....always try to chk out negitive aspect.....they dont develop their own as it is financilly an expensive work....
well some satellites were being developed in Pakistan....dont know their current status....

Badr -1 & B are kind of satellites made by university students and not by a national space organisation like SUPRACO.


Badr-1

Operator: Space Research Commission
Major contractors: Instrumentation Laboratories, Amateur Radio Society, Telecommunications Ministry, Ministry of Science
Mission type: Communication science, Satellite of Earth
Orbital insertion date: December 9, 1990
Orbits: 250-300
Launch date: October 7, 1990 (18:28:34 PST)
Carrier rocket: Long March 2E LC-2
Launch site: XSLC
Mission duration :146 days
COSPAR ID: 1990-059A

Mass: 52kg (150lbs)
Power: 12.5W

Regime: Elliptic orbit
Eccentricity: 0.056125
Inclination: 28.4º
Altitude: 250-300m
Apoapsis: 984.0 kilometres (611.4 mi)
Periapsis: 201.0 kilometres (124.9 mi)
Orbital period: 96.3 Minutes
Longitude: 127-615 miles
Orbits per day: 15 minutes
Instruments: Spatial resolution Low

BADR-B

Pakistan's second satellite BADR-B was launched on 10 Dec 2001 at 9:15 a.m from Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakistan. The Zenit-2 rocket carried it into a 1018 Km sun-synchronous circular orbit with an orbital period of 105 minutes and inclination of 99.64 degrees.

Project Objectives : Developing low cost satellites and creating necessary infrastructure for future development of larger satellites
Acquisition of know-how and capability in the fields of satellite attitude control and stabilisation
Acquire know-how and technology for earth imaging by use of CCD sensors
Encourage and stimulate interest of the country's academic and scientific community in the peaceful uses of space
Forging of closer links with counterpart agencies/organisations in other countries

BADR-B Specifications
Satellite Dimension :510mm x 510mm x 465mm
Satellite Mass : ~70kg
Lifetime : More than 2 years
Communication : Gravity gradient
Thermal Control : Passive
Payloads : CCD cameras, Compact Dosimeter, End of Charge Detector and Store & Forward Experiment (SAFE)
Ground Segment : Telemetry, Tracking & Command Station (TT & C) and Mission Control Centre (MCC)

 

[Gentelman]

Badr -1 & B are kind of satellites made by university students and not by a national space organisation like SUPRACO.


Badr-1

Operator: Space Research Commission
Major contractors: Instrumentation Laboratories, Amateur Radio Society, Telecommunications Ministry, Ministry of Science
Mission type: Communication science, Satellite of Earth
Orbital insertion date: December 9, 1990
Orbits: 250-300
Launch date: October 7, 1990 (18:28:34 PST)
Carrier rocket: Long March 2E LC-2
Launch site: XSLC
Mission duration :146 days
COSPAR ID: 1990-059A

Mass: 52kg (150lbs)
Power: 12.5W

Regime: Elliptic orbit
Eccentricity: 0.056125
Inclination: 28.4º
Altitude: 250-300m
Apoapsis: 984.0 kilometres (611.4 mi)
Periapsis: 201.0 kilometres (124.9 mi)
Orbital period: 96.3 Minutes
Longitude: 127-615 miles
Orbits per day: 15 minutes
Instruments: Spatial resolution Low

BADR-B

Pakistan's second satellite BADR-B was launched on 10 Dec 2001 at 9:15 a.m from Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakistan. The Zenit-2 rocket carried it into a 1018 Km sun-synchronous circular orbit with an orbital period of 105 minutes and inclination of 99.64 degrees.

Project Objectives : Developing low cost satellites and creating necessary infrastructure for future development of larger satellites
Acquisition of know-how and capability in the fields of satellite attitude control and stabilisation
Acquire know-how and technology for earth imaging by use of CCD sensors
Encourage and stimulate interest of the country's academic and scientific community in the peaceful uses of space
Forging of closer links with counterpart agencies/organisations in other countries

BADR-B Specifications
Satellite Dimension :510mm x 510mm x 465mm
Satellite Mass : ~70kg
Lifetime : More than 2 years
Communication : Gravity gradient
Thermal Control : Passive
Payloads : CCD cameras, Compact Dosimeter, End of Charge Detector and Store & Forward Experiment (SAFE)
Ground Segment : Telemetry, Tracking & Command Station (TT & C) and Mission Control Centre (MCC)

well overall they r made by Pakistan i didnot argued u about satellites created by SUPARCO or not.....

 

[Safriz]

http://www.suparco.gov.pk/news/Joint-exp-suparco.pdf

 

[unicorn]

Pakistan's space commission initiates flood inundation, hazard mapping

Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) has initiated flood inundation and hazard mapping of the lower reaches of the Indus River which will help effective flood preparedness and timely response activities.

This project, undertaken with the support of Government of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) focuses on the capacity building of the nation’s flood forecasting and early warning infrastructure using remote sensing and GIS technologies for flood assessment, management and decision support.

According to official sources, hydrological modeling of the upper Indus catchment will be done using the satellite remote sensed rainfall data such as GSMaP-NRT, provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and hydrological models such as Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) and Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation Model (RRI) developed by International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) under the auspices of Unesco.

Official said Unesco initiated a major project for the upgradation of the flood forecasting, flood early warning system and the risk mapping of flood plains along the Indus River in Pakistan in year 2011.

Now,implementation of the project is undertaken in collaboration with SUPARCO,National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Federal Flood Commission (FFC), Office of the Indus Water Commissioner and local academic partners.

Pakistan's space commission initiates flood inundation, hazard mapping - News - Professional Resources - PreventionWeb.net

 

[Abingdonboy]

The space front seems to me as somewhere India and Pakistan could come together for shared benefits. Pakistan in particular could get a lot of help and information from India/ISRO, considering most of India's military and civil satellites are aimed at the Indian sub-continent it is obvious that the info collected by these satillites would be incredibly helpful to Pakistan in planning, water/flood management, research etc. Not military applications, this is naturally off the table but in the civil sense joint collaboration could benifit millions of the poorest Asians.