{"id":35260,"date":"2025-07-31T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35260\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:49:09","slug":"pakistan-successfully-launches-remote-sensing-satellite-foreign-ministry-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35260\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan successfully launches remote sensing satellite: foreign ministry – Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan successfully launched a remote sensing satellite from a launch centre in China on Thursday that aims to strengthen<\/a> Pakistan\u2019s agricultural monitoring and disaster management, among other capabilities, according to a Foreign Office statement.<\/p>\n

Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects<\/a> such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), termed as a \u201clifeline\u201d<\/a> for the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a major milestone for space exploration and technological progress, Pakistan today successfully launched its Remote Sensing Satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC) in China,\u201d a statement by the foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n

The satellite was launched by Pakistan\u2019s national space agency, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), in collaboration with the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) and Microsat China, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, the satellite \u201cwill provide high-resolution, round-the-clock imaging, significantly strengthening Pakistan\u2019s capabilities in urban planning, infrastructure development, disaster management and mitigation, agricultural monitoring, food security, environmental protection, deforestation tracking, climate change analysis, and water resource management\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ministry said that the satellite represented a \u201ccornerstone of an integrated Earth observation system\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this latest success, Pakistan reaffirms its position among the community of space-faring nations, leveraging innovation to pursue a more secure, sustainable, and prosperous future,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar commended the dedication of the engineers, scientists, and technical teams from Suparco, CETC and Microsat China for their \u201cexemplary cooperation and unwavering commitment to the mission\u201d.<\/p>\n

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal also congratulated the nation and the Suparco team on the successful launch of the satellite.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful to China for its unwavering support and cooperation in this project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He confirmed that the satellite had successfully entered its designated orbit and would soon begin delivering data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to restoring Pakistan\u2019s leadership in space technology,\u201d Iqbal added. \u201cWith China\u2019s help, we plan<\/a> to send a Pakistani astronaut into space next year. By 2035, we will also successfully complete our lunar mission and land on the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Suparco on the successful launch and thanked Chinese partners for their contributions to the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis achievement showcases the soaring heights of Pakistan-China cooperation, extending beyond borders and into outer space, driven by a shared vision to harness space technology for the betterment of humanity,\u201d the PM wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe satellite will have wide-ranging benefits for CPEC as well as applications for use in agriculture, urban planning, disaster management, mapping of transportation networks and data acquisition in different environments.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Asif Ali Zardari also congratulated the Pakistani scientists on successful launch of remote sensing satellite, saying, \u201cPakistan is proud of the capabilities of its scientists.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called the milestone \u201ca bright symbol of Pakistan\u2019s growing space capabilities\u201d, extending his gratitude to the Chinese government for its cooperation in the successful launch of the satellite.<\/p>\n

Suparco Chairman Mohammad Yousaf Khan said that the new satellite would serve national priorities and \u201ccontribute meaningfully\u201d to Pakistan\u2019s sustainable socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s space programme has rapidly advanced<\/a> over the years, achieving milestones like the Tiangong space station and lunar sample-return missions. Its BeiDou<\/a> satellite system and reusable rocket development underscore growing technological prowess.<\/p>\n

In April, PM Shehbaz expressed<\/a> Pakistan\u2019s desire to enhance cooperation with China in the field of space technology, adding that China remained the country\u2019s \u201cmost reliable and strategic partner\u201d.<\/p>\n

In May, Pakistan became the first foreign nation to join<\/a> China\u2019s space station training programme, sending two astronauts for training under a landmark agreement with the China Manned Space Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pakistan successfully launched a remote sensing satellite from a launch centre in China on Thursday that aims to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[64,63,128,285],"class_list":["post-35260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}