End of the video. The map they are showing has no Kashmir.
Wtf.
Other than that its 5 year lifespan LEO satellite.
They should start building the replacement now. So that a better one can go up , once this one gets de orbited.
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End of the video. The map they are showing has no Kashmir.
Wtf.
Other than that its 5 year lifespan LEO satellite.
They should start building the replacement now. So that a better one can go up , once this one gets de orbited.
Toxic
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They will probably be replaced by the Pieset satellites.
And what's that ?
Can you post more details plz ?
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Pakistan’s Deal With PIESAT Could Signal a Civilian-Led Satellite Program - Quwa
Pakistan signed a $406 million USD deal with China’s PIESAT for a constellation of over 20 imaging and communication satellites, a move that signals a profound shift in its strategic posture. The agreement, which includes a full transfer-of-technology (ToT) for in-country satellite...
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20 0.5 meter resolution Synthetic Aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites.
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Pakistan’s satellite and remote sensing ambitions predate both Imran Khan and Shehbaz Sharif by decades, and the record shows earth observation planning was being studied by the mid 1980s, with later formal long term targets under Space Program 2040 in 2011.The projects take many years to develop and mature. Did he really imitate them, or did Imran Khaninitiate them and they have come to fruition now on schedule.....
These projects take so long that trying to pin them entirely on Shehbaz or Imran is usually just political point scoring. At most, one government approves funding, another signs off procurement, another gets the diplomatic cover, and then the launch happens years later. The actual concept is often much older than the politician taking the photo at the end.
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Good explanation of why it is a good idea to be system based rather than person.
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Beyond its core imaging mission, EO-3 carries advanced experimental payloads aimed at validating next-generation space technologies. These include a multi-geometry imaging module for enhanced imaging accuracy, an advanced energy storage system, and an onboard AI-powered data processing unit to enable real-time analysis and intelligent decision support
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Pakistan Launches EO-3 Satellite, Boosting Space Technology
Pakistan launches EO-3 satellite boosting imaging, disaster response, and food security with Earth observation technology.
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Pakistan steps deeper into space from satellites to lunar orbit
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Pakistan’s space program has expanded rapidly with a series of satellite launches between 2024 and 2026. (SUPARCO)
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s third satellite in three months was launched on April 25, lifting off from a launch center in central China and slipping into orbit, completing a surveillance network Pakistan had been assembling, node by node, since 2025.
The spacecraft, called PRSC-EO3, does something its predecessors could not: it processes imagery in orbit, using an artificial intelligence system to filter and prioritize data before sending it down to Earth.
That distinction matters more than it might appear.
In flood response or infrastructure monitoring, the gap between data capture and action can render a satellite either an early-warning system or an after-action report.
Pakistan, which loses billions to climate-related disasters annually according to its own national space policy, is not building this constellation as a prestige project.
Since January 2025, it has launched five satellites; add two from 2024, including a 7-kilogram nanosatellite that reached lunar orbit aboard China's Chang'e 6 mission, and the country has placed seven spacecraft into orbit in roughly two years. That pace is historically new for most developing economies.
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What changed
For most of Pakistan's space history, the country's relationship with orbit was transactional. It leased foreign satellites, contracted foreign manufacturers, and depended on foreign rockets. A $297 million loan from a Chinese state bank financed PakSAT-1R in 2011. The satellite was built abroad, launched abroad, and delivered to Pakistan already in orbit.
The shift began quietly. In 2018, Pakistani engineers designed and assembled a 285-kilogram satellite, PakTES-1A, using commercially available components and their own integration work. It was not the most sophisticated spacecraft ever built. But it was built in Pakistan.
But today’s PRSC-EO3, with its onboard AI processor and stereo imaging module, can generate three-dimensional terrain maps, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement. It is a direct descendant of Pakistan’s earlier effort.
Budget allocations to SUPARCO, Pakistan's space agency, have increased in each of the last two fiscal years, specifically directed toward indigenous technology.
What the data is already doing
The satellites are not merely symbolic. Research published in the peer-reviewed journal Sensors found that integrating data from Pakistan's earlier Earth observation satellite with commercial imagery improved national crop yield estimates and reduced water use through precision irrigation.
That was with a single satellite providing intermittent passes. Three coordinated nodes change the calculus: coverage becomes persistent rather than occasional, and the data becomes the kind governments can build policy around.
A separate hyperspectral satellite, HS-1, launched in October 2025, adds an entirely different layer of information. While standard cameras measure light intensity, hyperspectral sensors distinguish between mineral composition, soil moisture, and crop stress across hundreds of spectral bands simultaneously. Pakistan now operates both.
The next frontier
Pakistan also announced this month the selection of two astronaut candidates, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, for training at China's Astronaut Center. One will be selected for a mission to the Tiangong space station before the year ends, according to China Daily.
The scientific experiments planned for the mission, which include materials research in microgravity and biotechnology studies, are unlikely on their own to transform Pakistan's economy. What the mission produces is harder to quantify: a first generation of Pakistani scientists and engineers with direct experience in human spaceflight. That kind of institutional knowledge, once absent, tends to compound.
Pakistan steps deeper into space from satellites to lunar orbit | Pakistan TV Digital
Pakistan's space program has a recurring logic: it identifies a dependency, builds toward eliminating it, then moves to the next one. Seven satellite launches in roughly two years are the clearest expression of that pattern to date.
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