ISLAMABAD: As space technology is being used in the planning and
monitoring of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, the Pakistan
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) will launch the
country’s first remote-sensing satellite in March, 2018.
The ultimate aim of launching the remote-sensing satellite will
be giving a boost to the national development activities, President Mamnoon
Hussain said here on Tuesday while inaugurating the second international
conference on space.
“Effective use of space technology is vital for national
development and being a developing country Pakistan is striving to improve
living standards of its masses and utilising space technology in various
sectors like communication, agriculture, infrastructure, development, environmental
monitoring, hazards warning and education,” the president said.
“Our ongoing cooperation and collaboration with international
and regional agencies such as UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space,
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation, COSPAS Search and Rescue
Satellite-Aided Tracking, Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum and
International Telecommunication Union in the areas of space science and
technology is a testimony to the values we attach to collaboration and
knowledge-sharing in this important sector,” he said.
Published in Dawn, September 21st, 2016
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