Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite

PRSS-1

Mission type| Oceanography and Meteorology
Earth observation satellite
GIS and GPS
Operator| SUPARCO
COSPAR ID| 2018-056B
SATCAT no.| 43530
Website| SUPARCO.gov.pk
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer| DFH Satellite Co. Ltd.
Power| 600 watts
Start of mission
Launch date| 9 July 2018, 03:56:10 UTC
Rocket| Long March 2C
Launch site| Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Contractor| China
Orbital parameters
Reference system| Geocentric orbit
Regime| Sun-synchronous orbit
Altitude| 700 km
Inclination| 38.280°
Period| 99.31 minutes
| Instruments

Very high resolution radiometer
Synthetic aperture radar

The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS), commercially known as Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS), is a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-1) was launched from China's Jiuquan Satellite Centre on 9 July 2018.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Launch date
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

After successful launching and operation of Badr satellite programme which contained the experimental Low Earth Observational satellites in the 1990s and early 2000s, SUPARCO launched the work on the high resolution Remote Sensing Satellite to meet the national and international user requirements in the field of satellite imagery.[2]

The PRSS program was planned to be a progressive and sustainable program with an initial plans to launch an optical satellite with payload of 2.5 metre PAN in 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit by the end of year 2014, which will be followed by a series of optical and SAR satellites in future. Necessary infrastructure for ground control and image reception and processing is also planned to be set up.[2] The satellites are under development process and they are being developed by SUPARCO.

In 2012, the first remote sensing satellite project was completed.[3] Suparco set up its own version of Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and immediately acquired the Beidou navigation system of China for this satellite in September 2012.[4]

Three satellites are under design by SUPARCO in collaboration with different universities throughout the country. According to SUPARCO, first satellite of this program was launched in 2018, and it is visioned to provide help in exploiting the potentials of space technologies for natural resource surveying and environmental purpose.[5]

## Launch date

On 9 July 2018 at 03:56:10 UTC, China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites for Pakistan , which were launched to monitor progress as they build the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, an extensive multibillion-dollar infrastructure development project between the two nations. The satellites were named PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A, and were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China using a Long March 2C launch vehicle. The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan. It is the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology for an overseas buyer, while PakTES-1A is an experimental satellite of Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).[6][7]

## References

1. ↑ "Pakistan launches remote sensing satellite in China". DAWN. 9 July 2018. https://www.dawn.com/news/1418966/pakistan-launches-remote-sensing-satellite-in-china.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Development of Satellite Facilities". http://www.suparco.gov.pk/pages/prss.asp.
3. ↑ Irfan, Ghauri (May 4, 2012). "Pakistan inches towards its first imaging satellite". The Tribune Express. http://tribune.com.pk/story/374121/pakistan-inches-towards-its-first-imaging-satellite/.
4. ↑ "Suparco set to get global navigation satellite system". Dawn Newspapers. 26 September 2012. http://dawn.com/2012/09/26/suparco-set-to-get-global-navigation-satellite-system-2/.
5. ↑ "Pakistan to launch Remote Sensing Satellite in 2014". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify `|archiveurl=`, you must also specify `|archivedate=`. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316085428/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=109209.
6. ↑ "China successfully launches 2 remote sensing satellites PRSS-1, PakTES-1A for close ally Pakistan". https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/china-launches-two-remote-sensing-satellites-prss-1-paktes-1a-for-pakistan/1237132/.
7. ↑ "Pakistan steps forward in astronomy and space sciences - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 24 September 2018. https://www.dawn.com/news/1434638.

## External links

* Pakistan to launch remote sensing satellite system
* PRSSS to be Launch
* Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite
* Pakistan to launch its first Remote Sensing Satellite

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Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

Space centres|

* Islamabad Earth Terminal
* Pakistan Mission Control Center

Satellites-controlled program|

| Earth observation|

* Badr-IIB
* Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite program
* PakTES-1A

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Communication|

* Badr-IA
* Badr-IV
* Badr-VI
* Paksat-IE
* Paksat-IR

Space missions|

* Lunar Program
* Astrophysics research program
* Geoscience monitoring Program
* Uncrewed spaceflight program

IST missions|

* ICube-1

Expendable launch vehicles|

* Rehbar spaceflights program
* Hatf program (Hatf-IA/B)
* Shaheen-III
* Abdali-I

Associated organizations|

* Pakistan Meteorological Department
* Air Force Strategic Command
* Strategic Plans Division

Institutes|

* Institute of Space Technology
* Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (University of Karachi)

Space observatories|

* University Observatory (University of Karachi)
* Astronomical Observatory (University of the Punjab)

Primary spaceports|

* Sonmiani Launch Complex
* Tilla Launch Center

People|

* Abdus Salam
* Ishrat Hussain Usmani
* Abdul Majid (physicist)
* Abdul Qadeer Khan
* Wladyslaw Turowicz
* Salim Mehmud
* Ghulam Murtaza

History and policy|

* Space Vision 2040
* ECSRC
* Suparco Spaceflight missions
* Spin-off technologies

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