SUPARCO - Achievements and capabilities.

[Tin Man]

HISTORY

A Space Science Research Group was established, on advice of Dr.AbdulSalam, the Nobel Laureate, Chief Scientific Advisor to the President of Pakistan on 16th Sep 1961
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Successfully launched on 07June,1962 a two stage scientific rocket” Rehber-I” in collaboration with NASA. Thus Pakistan had the honor of becoming the third country in Asia and the 10 th in the world to conduct similar launchings
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An independent full fledged space commission “SUPARCO” was established on 21st May 1981

Space Program
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Pursue R&D activities in space science, space technology and allied fields for achieving the objective of self-reliance
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Enhance indigenous capabilities in space technology and promote peaceful applications of space sciences for socio-economic development of the country
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Prepare and propose long term as well as short term space programs and plans to the government
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Advice the government in all space related matters
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Liaise with national & international agencies

Capabilities & Achievements

Design and development of experimental & operational satellites
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Operation of ground stations to receive data from EO, environmental and meteorological satellites
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Infrastructure and capability to utilize EO data for socio-economic development
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Capacityforground,rocketandsatellitebasedresearchinspace&atmosphericsciences
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Facilities for acquisition & processing of ionospheric & geomagnetic data


SOURCE:

1.http://geoportal.icimod.org/Symposium2010/PPT/keynote/ImranIqbal.pdf

 

[Tin Man]

If anyone has anything more about SUPARCO please feel free to contribute.

 

[flameboard]

SUPARCO is making a comeback. Its going to launch a satellite using Chinese launch vehicles on 14 August 2011,

Pakistan will launch communications satellite on August 14, 2011 - ProPakistani

Another satellite is to soon follow as well as development of launch vehicles and base.

Pakistan?s indigenous Satellite launch Vehicle (SLV) & PakSat launch in 2011 - World Politics - Zimbio

Pakistan Plans to Launch Its Own Satellite Indonesia Arab Blog

Analysis of Pakistan's Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) [Archive] - PakDef Forums

 

[ajpirzada]

Whatever it SUPARCO is way behind ISRO and others.

That's simple,no need to argue on that!

Before you argue use google.

can you see anyone mentioning ISRO? get lost

 

[nescafe]

Seriously, get off the thread if you have nothing useful to contribute. please don't derail my thread into a flame war.

but bro, SUPARCO is infact a failiur. i am an electrical engineer from UET Lahore. i know it from some of my class fellows who have been to different projects in SUPARCO and they say that it sucks.

also, my father is among the top guys in NESPAK.... i dont think we have any thing to back up the SUPARCO. all the good work is done under NESPAK in AWC and pinstech.

 

[flameboard]

but bro, SUPARCO is infact a failiur. i am an electrical engineer from UET Lahore. i know it from some of my class fellows who have been to different projects in SUPARCO and they say that it sucks.

also, my father is among the top guys in NESPAK.... i dont think we have any thing to back up the SUPARCO. all the good work is done under NESPAK in AWC and pinstech.

Let me set something straight for you "bro," capabilities of SUPARCO are limited yes but recently there have been efforts to restore it's projects and capabilities while advancing them.

Name one thing SUPARCO has failed at, basically nothing because it never really got a chance. Which is why the project is being "re-started"

If you can't get that sometimes things don't go the way you expect them to then you might as well kill yourself as life's full of it.

 

[BATMAN]

SUPARCO may have sucked in lost decade but it has a striking history.
While NESPAK was developed long after SUPARCO recorded his lead.

 

[BATMAN]

Hi, I found this picture of Rehbar-I, June 1962.

If any one found more, please post.

 

[BATMAN]

This is badar-I launched in 1990

 

[BATMAN]

This is badar B, launched in dec. 2001

 

[BATMAN]

PAKSAT 1R, 2011

 

[Nishan_101]

I think we also need Spy sattallites and three of them and many other communication ones. Also we need to have some Weather and geological sats too.