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[Psyko70]

What is Hyper spectral is it like one that maps like google maps ?

 

[Bilal]

What is Hyper spectral is it like one that maps like google maps ?

No, like this:




You can even map the type of crops. Crop stress levels and so forth. And that’s just agricultural application.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Suparco launches country’s first ‘hyperspectral satellite’​

Umaid Ali
Published October 19, 2025



Pakistan on Sunday launched its first Hyperspectral Satellite (HS-1) from a Chinese launch centre, the country’s space agency said, describing it as “a breakthrough achievement”.

Hyperspectral imaging is a type of advanced camera technology used in satellites to study the Earth and space, according to a study published in the Journal of Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience.

Unlike regular satellite cameras that capture only a few colours (like red, green, and blue), hyperspectral cameras capture hundreds of very narrow colour bands. This means they can detect tiny differences in light that the human eye, or even normal satellites, can’t see.

In a statement issued today, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) said, “The nation’s space agency today announced a breakthrough achievement with the successful launch of .”

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Pakistan research environmental changes and geographical variations.

“This progress will prove to be an important milestone in combating the harmful effects of climate change,” PM Shehbaz said. “The satellite will significantly increase national capabilities in areas such as agriculture, environmental monitoring, urban planning and disaster management.”

Separately, in a statement issued today, the foreign office termed the development a major milestone and called it “a pivotal step forward in Pakistan’s space programme.”

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FO said that the launch “reaffirms Suparco’s commitment to leveraging space technology for national development.”

It also “highlights the long-standing collaboration between Pakistan and China in the peaceful exploration of space and its application for socioeconomic progress.”

“Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar commended the scientists/technical teams from Pakistan and China working on HS-1 for their commitment, professional excellence and exemplary cooperation,” the statement said.

On October 15, Suparco announced the upcoming launch of the HS-1 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China.

Last month, a senior official from Suparco said the agency was integrating space-based applications into its disaster risk management framework, “paving a path anchored in science and international collaboration to better prepare for natural calamities”.

In July, the foreign ministry announced the successful launch of a remote sensing satellite from China, which aimed to “strengthen Pakistan’s agricultural monitoring and disaster management, among other capabilities”.

In August, Pakistan successfully launched a remote sensing satellite from a launch centre in China. The satellite aimed to strengthen Pakistan’s agricultural monitoring and disaster management, among other capabilities, according to a Foreign Office statement.

Suparco launches country’s first ‘hyperspectral satellite’

FO terms the development a "pivotal step forward in Pakistan’s space programme”.

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[Pakistan Space Agency]

List of Pakistani Satellites

Date	Satellite	Type	Gov.	Comment
10/01/1989	Unknown	Experimental / Military	PPP	Secret 'payload" sent to space from Pakistani launch pad
09/12/1990	BADR-1	Experimental	PML-N	-
10/12/2001	BADR-B	Experimental	Military	-
06/07/2002	PAKSAT-1	Communications	Military	Leased (formerly Anatolia 1)
11/08/2007	PAKSAT-1R	Communications	Military	First Pakistani owned/built Pakistani communications satellite
21/11/2013	iCUBE-1	Cube Satellite	PML-N	First Pakistani cube satellite
22/03/2018	PAKSAT-MMI	Communications	PML-N	Acquired (formerly AsiaSat 4)
09/07/2018	PRSS-1	Remote Sensing	Caretaker	-
09/07/2018	PakTES-1A	Experimental Remote Sensing	Caretaker	-
03/05/2024	ICUBE-Qamar	Cube Satellite / Lunar Orbiter	PML-N	First Pakistani Lunar Orbiter
30/05/2024	PakSat-MM1	Communications	PML-N	-
14/01/2025	PAUSAT-1	Cube Satellite	PML-N	-
17/01/2025	PRSC-EO1	Imaging	PML-N	-
31/07/2025	PRSC-S1	Imaging	PML-N	-
19/10/2025	HS-1	Imaging	PML-N	Pakistan’s first Hyperspectral imaging satellite.

 

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[Falcon26]

Pakistan needs to send a dedicated military reconnaissance satellites to space and quit hiding behind these weather satellites.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

Good work by GOP/SUPARCO

Regards

 

[Tariq Habib Afridi]

What is Hyper spectral

Hyperspectral imaging is like giving a super-powered camera that doesn't just see colors (like red, green, blue on your phone), but instead scans hundreds of tiny "invisible color slices" across light we can't see with our eyes—like infrared (heat) or ultraviolet.
for example: Point it at a forest. A normal camera sees "green trees." Hyperspectral sees: "This tree is oak (healthy), that one has pine beetles (sick), and over there is hidden oil pollution."

Hyperspectral satellite using hyperspectral tech to scan huge areas (like entire countries) from 500+ km up. It beams back detailed "flavor maps" of the planet every day or so.

Easy Example: Like Google Earth, but instead of blurry colors, it reveals hidden secrets—e.g., "This desert has buried ancient ruins" or "That farm has secret illegal drugs growing."

So, these help regular people, farmers, scientists, and governments for good stuff like saving the planet or growing food. It can also be used for defense like spotting enemies or protecting troops i.e. Enemy Detection like US military found ISIS hideouts in 2017 that drones missed.

It can also be used for border security (Caught 1,000+ tons of cocaine in 2024 e.g., Israel's Ofek satellites), Weapon ID (It can identifies chemical weapons or bombs by their unique "flavor."), Battle Planning (Maps enemy supply routes hidden by clouds jaisay modi kahta tha cloud hai tau jahaz nazar nahi aaengay lolz), Spying on Ships/Planes (this is important it can Tracks submarines or stealth jets by exhaust "signatures.") and Mine hunting (Finds buried landmines in war zones.) etc.

e.g. Hyperspectral satellites are NASA's HyspIRI, Europe's EnMAP, India's EOS-06 etc.

 

[onlinpunit]

No, like this:

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You can even map the type of crops. Crop stress levels and so forth. And that’s just agricultural application.

Looks quite similar to our HySis Satellite.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

Pakistan must continue with its work on satellites and drones for civilian purposes too- it could be a gamechanger for agricultural development.

Regards

 

[Psyko70]

Looks quite similar to our HySis Satellite. View attachment 155034View attachment 155035

if its detection of pollution. Please use it to monitor korangi. what a smelly hole it has become. Also From Kimari to punjab chowrangi to korangi, who allowed the trucks to remain open while transporting dead fishes.

 

[Toxic]

Pakistan needs to send a dedicated military reconnaissance satellites to space and quit hiding behind these weather satellites.

That's the plan, military satellites are going to be launched in the next Few years.

 

[Falcon26]

That's the plan, military satellites are going to be launched in the next Few years.

Let’s see. Talk is cheap.