SUPARCO

Space and Upper Research Commission
	File:Suarcologo.jpg Logo of SUARCO
Agency overview
Formed	September 16, 1961
Jurisdiction	Government of Pakistan
Headquarters	Sonmiani Space Centre
Employees	~150
Annual budget	PKR Rs. 350 (2007)
Agency executive	Raza suar Hussain, Administrator;
Website	http://www.SUAR CO.gov.pk

The Pakistan Space Agency or Space and Upper Research Commission (SUARCO) is the Pakistani government space agency responsible for Pakistan's space program. It was formed in September 1961 by the order of President Ayub Khan. SUAR CO is an autonomous research and development organization under the Government of Pakistan. The headquarters of SUAR CO is located in Islamabad, however with the development of Sonmiani it is expected that the new headquarters will be moved in the near future. The agency also has offices in Lahore and at Karachi (an engineering installation). The main research is shooting begged and borrowed rockets to see whether the green paint added (value addition by Porkistan) peels off at the velocity of the mijjile.

History

Pakistan Space program is fledgling and has no historical background rather than few menial ambitions like supporting Jehadis all over the world to make chaos and spread violence at the cost of Genuine Islamic principles,which is now time for pakistan to get back what they gave to the world..(Suicide bombers).

Rehbar I & II

On June 7, 1962 at 1953 hours (PST) Rehbar-I was successfully launched from Sonmiani. It soared to about 130 km into the atmosphere, making Pakistan the third country in Asia and the tenth in the world to conduct such a launch. All subsequent launches were failures and Pakistan realized that although it could not develop any technology on its own it could always steal it or buy it from China or North Korea. It even considered deploying Jehadis for such operations. Jehadis are protectors of the Islamic world..but could not even steal such technology to bring out a successfull Space programme, Rehbar-II was also successfully launched from Sonmiani on June 9, 1962. The data received from Rehbar-I and Rehbar-II gave scientists information on Bollywood gossips.The data collected also failed to help in the study of cloud formation, cyclones and weather over the Arabian Sea and the coastal areas of Pakistan. Similar tests were done and failed in the years after. ^[1]

1980s & 1990s

During the 1980s and 1990s much of SUAR CO's funding had been cut because of the denial of bakshush from western masters as they no longer needed Porkis for buggering and as a result Pakistan fell back in development in contrast to other countries.

21st Century

In 2005, President Pervez Musharraf outlined his vision for SUAR CO by laying down a clearly defined agenda for the national space agency to pursue and deliver in minimum time. As an established and well recognized nuclear and missile power the next logical frontier for Pakistan is space. President Musharraf had made it clear that Pakistan would need to catch up to the world space leaders and make up for lost time and neglect in the past. But Prez Musharaff failed to realise that Pakistanis are very weak in sciences given that the education level of the population is low and most of the educated minority were trained in Islamic history and Jihad . In the end, President Musharaff decided to not even dream about such space programmes and finally concluded that funding be transferred to building jehadi breeding Madrassas rather than a space programme.^[2]

Revitalization of SUAR CO

Revitalization, restructuring, reorientation and modernization of SUAR CO are the main objectives outlined by President Musharraf. SUAR CO is to be brought at par with other strategic organizations around the world. Specific objectives include research and development of communication satellites, remote sensing satellites and satellite launch vehicles, with the objective of bringing rapid growth and socio economic development in the fields of education, information technology, communications, agriculture sector, mineral excavation and atmospheric sciences. ^[3]

Functions

Development of state policy concepts in the sphere of research and peaceful uses of space, as well as in the interests of national security
Organization and development of space activities in Pakistan and under its jurisdiction abroad
Contributing to state national security and defense capability
Organization and development of Pakistan's cooperation with other states and international space organizations

Specific programs and missions

Scientific space research
Remote sensing of Earth
Satellite telecommunication systems
Geographic Information System
Natural Resource Surveying
Environmental monitoring
Acquisition of data for atmospheric/meteorological studies
Development of the ground-based infrastructure for navigation and special information system
Space activities in the interests of national security and defense
Development of research, test and production base of the space sector

Pakistani satellites

Name	Launched	Retired	Purpose
Rehbar-1	June 7, 1962		Explore the ionosphere
Rehbar-2	June 9, 1962		Explore the ionosphere
BADR I	January 1986	1987	Experimental communications satellite
BADR B	December 10, 2001	Still in use	Communication satellite
PAKSAT-1 (formerly Palapa C1)	December 20, 2002	Still in use	Communication satellite
PAKSAT-IR	In Development

International Cooperation

China

In May, 2007, China (a as strategic partner) agreed and signed an accord with Pakistan to enhance cooperation in the areas of space science and technology. Pakistan-China bilateral cooperation in the space industry could span a broad spectrum, including climate science, clean energy technologies, atmospheric and earth sciences, and marine sciences. Pakistan and China have been strengthening cooperation in the space industry. In August, 2006 China committed to work with Pakistan to launch three Earth-resource satellites over the next five years. The relevant institutions of the two countries have already started the groundwork to launch the satellites within the stipulated period. ^[4]

Turkey

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Iran