Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite
| Operator | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission |
|---|---|
| Major contractors | SUPARCO, Pakistan |
| Bus | CAN-bus |
| Mission type | Oceanography Weather satellite Earth observation satellite Geographic information system constellation of Optical Global navigation satellite system Optical satellite system |
| Launch date | End year of 2011 |
| Carrier rocket | Shaheen-III |
| Launch site | Unknown |
| Homepage | Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Power | 600 W |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Sun-Synchronous, Circular orbit, HEO |
| Inclination | 38.280o |
| Apoapsis | 700 kilometres (430 mi) |
| Periapsis | 700 kilometres (430 mi) |
| Orbital period | 99.31 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Main instruments | Very High Resolution Radiometer Synthetic aperture radar |
The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS), commercially known as Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS) is an dual purpose Earth observational and optical satellite which is schedule to launch by the end year of 2011 for the replacement of Badr-II satellite.[1][2] The satellite is being manufacture indigenously in Lahore Suparco center. According to the dr. Samar Mubarakmand, the satellite will be launched in 2011.
[edit] 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 now plans to launch high resolution Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSSS) to meet the national and international user requirements in the field of satellite imagery.[3]
PRSS is planned to be a progressive and sustainable program. Initially, SUPARCO plans to launch an optical satellite with payload of 2.5 meter PAN in 700 km sun-synchronous orbit by the end of year 2011, 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.[3] The satellite is underdevelopment process and it is being developed by SUPARCO. However, it is unclear whether the satellite will launch from Pakistan's Satellite launchers or Chinese Satellite Launchers.
[edit] References
- ^ AFP, Associate Press of Pakistan (August 16, 2011). "Pakistan to launch another Satellite in 2014". Associate Press of Pakistan. Associate Press of Pakistan. http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=148645&Itemid=2.
- ^ "SUPARCO to launch another Satellite in 2014". ARY News Network (ARY-NN). ARY Internet Social Group. Tuesday August 16 , 2011 5:29:11 PM. http://www.arynews.tv/english/newsdetail.asp?cat=special.
- ^ a b http://www.suparco.gov.pk/pages/prss.asp
[edit] External links
- Pakistan to launch remote sensing satellite system
- PRSSS to be Launch
- Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite
- Prototype Remote Sensing Satellite
- Pakistan to launch its first Remote Sensing Satellite
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