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Pakistan Communications satellite launched from China
- By Syed M - Published: 08/12/2011
China has launched a communications satellite PAKSAT-1R for Pakistan. According to reports from Pakistan, their scientists and engineers have worked closely with the Chinese to make this possible. The launch was successfully completed in the wee hours of Friday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. PAKSAT-1R will provide a range of services including broadband internet, telecom and broadcasting - covering Europe, South Asia and the Middle East. The satellite, whose life span is 15 years, will replace Paksat-1.
Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir said, "The successful launch is yet another shining illustration of the time-tested friendship between Pakistan and China and has ushered in a new era of cooperation in space technology between the two countries". He thanked China in his own way for the 'favour'. "This also marks the next step in taking forward Pakistan's space Programme 2040" Bashir added. The satellite will be operated from SUPARCO satellite ground stations located in Karachi and Lahore.
The Chairman of SUPARCO Ahmed Bilal termed the launch as a "historic event" as it is for the first time that a commercial, fully capable communication satellite has been launched in which scientists and engineers of SUPARCO have been working very closely with the Chinese. The satellite was part of a deal signed in 2008 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan.
The launch of PakSat-1R has added a new chapter to the mutual cooperation between the all-weather allies in the field of space technology. China and Pakistan share a long history of space cooperation. BADR-A, Pakistan's first low-orbit satellite, was also launched by China back in 1990. On this occasion, Pakistan's ambassador Masood Khan said: "It is a symbol of Pakistan-China cooperation in the area of space technology. It is the first of the kind to be launched by China and Pakistan. Therefore it establishes a new platform, and marks a new beginning".
Pakistan's foreign secretary Salman Bashir said, "The successful launch is yet another shining illustration of the time-tested friendship between Pakistan and China and has ushered in a new era of cooperation in space technology between the two countries". He thanked China in his own way for the 'favour'. "This also marks the next step in taking forward Pakistan's space Programme 2040" Bashir added. The satellite will be operated from SUPARCO satellite ground stations located in Karachi and Lahore.
The Chairman of SUPARCO Ahmed Bilal termed the launch as a "historic event" as it is for the first time that a commercial, fully capable communication satellite has been launched in which scientists and engineers of SUPARCO have been working very closely with the Chinese. The satellite was part of a deal signed in 2008 between China Great Wall Industry Corporation and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan.
The launch of PakSat-1R has added a new chapter to the mutual cooperation between the all-weather allies in the field of space technology. China and Pakistan share a long history of space cooperation. BADR-A, Pakistan's first low-orbit satellite, was also launched by China back in 1990. On this occasion, Pakistan's ambassador Masood Khan said: "It is a symbol of Pakistan-China cooperation in the area of space technology. It is the first of the kind to be launched by China and Pakistan. Therefore it establishes a new platform, and marks a new beginning".
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