Rehbar-1, Pakistan's rocket

[Hamza913]

Rehbar-1:

Rehbar 1 was the first rocket to be launched into space from Pakistan. It was launched on the 7th of June, 1962. This made Pakistan the 1st country in South Asia and the 10th in the world to develop and launch a rocket into space.

Rehbar 1 was a 2 staged, solid fuel rocket that was the first of many to be launched by Pakistan over the next 10 years. The rocket also ended up playing an important role when it came to Pakistan developing it's missile programme. The rocket was designed to measure the wind velocities and wind shears in the upper atmosphere, and was created because NASA realised that the Indian Ocean region was a black hole of data relating to the wind structure of the upper atmosphere which was badly needed for NASA's satellite/Apollo programmes. NASA offered all countries on the area of the Indian Ocean help to establish rocket ranges in order to obtain such data on the condition of fully sharing it with NASA. Pakistan accepted.

In a period of nine months, the Pakistani team was established, their training completed in US facilities, the rocket range equipment and instrumentation procured, the scientific payloads selected, construction of the rocket range at Sonmiani completed and the first rocket successfully launched. This was a unique achievement that even surprised NASA's specialists. Pakistan was the first amongst all developing (including Brazil, China and India) and Islamic countries to carry out a scientific rocketry programme.

 

[khansaheeb]

What happened after that, we ran out of rocket fuel?

 

[Hamza913]

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What happened after that, we ran out of rocket fuel?

Asalamu Alaikum



No, rockets continued to be launched for the next 10 years (they were launched over 200 times in fact). After that, Pakistan decided to focus on it's nuclear programme, and ever since then the only space related stuff we've been doing is to do with satellites.

Bascially, the government decided other matters were more important and SUPARCO got it's funds cut.

 

[BHarwana]

This rocket is solid fuel? I thought Pakistan's first rocket was liquid fuel?

 

[Hamza913]

This rocket is solid fuel? I thought Pakistan's first rocket was liquid fuel?

Asalamu Alaikum

Nah, it was solid fuel.

 

[khansaheeb]

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Asalamu Alaikum



No, rockets continued to be launched for the next 10 years (they were launched over 200 times in fact). After that, Pakistan decided to focus on it's nuclear programme, and ever since then the only space related stuff we've been doing is to do with satellites.

Bascially, the nation lost interest and SUPARCO got it's funds cut.

Unfortunately at a snail's pace. Uneducated gov officials didn't realise how vital it is to economy and defense and refused to finance key space rocket projects.

 

[undercover JIX]

What happened after that, we ran out of rocket fuel?

after that we started to love democracy may be... i could be wrong like always.

 

[Hamza913]

Unfortunately at a snail's pace. Uneducated gov officials didn't realise how vital it is to economy and defense and refused to finance key space rocket projects.

We had (and still have) more important matters to deal with than sending rockets into space.

after that we started to love democracy may be... i could be wrong like always.

Asalamu Alaikum

No, the government just decided other matters were of more importance, such as the nuclear programme. This meant SUPARCO got some budget cuts.

 

[BHarwana]

Asalamu Alaikum

Nah, it was solid fuel.

Yes it was a solid fuel rocket thank for correcting me.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Rehbar 1:

Rehbar 1 was the first rocket to be launched into space from Pakistan. It was launched on the 7th of June, 1962. This made Pakistan the 1st country in South Asia and the 10th in the world to develop and launch a rocket into space.

Rehbar 1 was a 2 staged, solid fuel rocket that was the first of many to be launched by Pakistan over the next 10 years. The rocket also ended up playing an important role when it came to Pakistan developing it's missile programme. The rocket was designed to measure the wind velocities and wind shears in the upper atmosphere, and was created because NASA realised that the Indian Ocean region was a black hole of data relating to the wind structure of the upper atmosphere which was badly needed for NASA's satellite/Apollo programmes. NASA offered all countries on the area of the Indian Ocean help to establish rocket ranges in order to obtain such data on the condition of fully sharing it with NASA. Pakistan accepted.

In a period of nine months, the Pakistani team was established, their training completed in US facilities, the rocket range equipment and instrumentation procured, the scientific payloads selected, construction of the rocket range at Sonmiani completed and the first rocket successfully launched. This was a unique achievement that even surprised NASA's specialists. Pakistan was the first amongst all developing (including Brazil, China and India) and Islamic countries to carry out a scientific rocketry program.

Not the first rocket launched by Pakistan, first one from France sounding rockets from where we started it.

 

[khansaheeb]

We had (and still have) more important matters to deal with than sending rockets into space.

What can be more important than weather, farming, water and irrigation , reconnaissance, targeting, communications etc etc which are a few uses of space satellites. We should have had a hundred satellites up there by now if we had our own delivery vehicles.

 

[undercover JIX]

We had (and still have) more important matters to deal with than sending rockets into space.



Asalamu Alaikum

No, the government just decided other matters were of more importance, such as the nuclear programme. This meant SUPARCO got some budget cuts.

But with ll the Missile developments, we are still capable of sending rockets, more then before. not required to spend money because we are getting to use Chinese satellites.

Sorry, did not see your Edit/update.

 

[BHarwana]

We had (and still have) more important matters to deal with than sending rockets into space.



Asalamu Alaikum

No, the government just decided other matters were of more importance, such as the nuclear programme. This meant SUPARCO got some budget cuts.

Go bring back Suparco back in game govt should start with targeting niche market and start building certain parts and generate funds for the project.

 

[Hamza913]

Not the first rocket launched by Pakistan, first one from France sounding rockets from where we started it.

Asalamu Alaikum

It was the first one to enter space.

What can be more important than weather, farming, water and irrigation , reconnaissance, targeting, communications etc etc which are a few uses of space satellites. We should had a hundred satellites up there by now if we had our own delivery vehicles.

Oh I thought you meant just sending rockets into space lol.

Satellites are being worked on, but yes, at a snails pace.

 

[khansaheeb]

Asalamu Alaikum

It was the first one to enter space.



Oh I thought you meant just sending rockets into space lol.

Satellites are being worked on, but yes, at a snails pace.

Walaikum Salam , The two go hand in had : satellites and delivery vehicles, it is vital we step up and spend the required resources to ensure we are not weak.