INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan&&
s area company said.The PRSC-EO1 satellite will enhance Pakistan&& s capability to monitor and handle natural resources, respond to
disasters, and enhance metropolitan planning and farming development, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) said in a
statement, Reuters reported.This type of satellite uses electro-optical sensors to collect information and pictures of the Earth&& s
surface by discovering and determining shown sunlight or emitted radiation.China&& s Long March-2D carrier rocket likewise launched on
Friday 2 other satellites, Tianlu-1 and Blue Carbon 1, into orbit in addition to the PRSC EO1, China Aerospace Science and Technology
Corporation said in a declaration.&& Spearheaded by SUPARCO, this demonstrates our nation&& s growing capabilities in space science and
technology,& & said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.Currently valued at $5 billion, the earth observation satellite market is among the
fastest growing sectors within the business space market, with Novaspace predicting it to surpass $8 billion by 2033
Nations consisting of the United States, China and India have been building their own federal government and personal satellite
constellations to map the Earth
Indian start-up Pixxel this month introduced the nation&& s first independently built satellite constellation.The post Pakistan releases
very first home-made observation satellite initially appeared on Ariana News.
