National Space Programme (past, present and the future)

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Pakistan’s National Space Program | History

Phase I [1961 - 1990]

• Flight Test Range

• Sounding Rockets

• SUPARCO Plant

• Badr-1 R&D + Launch

• SGS Islamabad

• SRDC Lahore

Phase II [1991 - 1999]

• Badr – B R&D

• Facilities Enhancement

• Technology Capitalization

• RS & GIS Applications

Phase III [2000 - 2012]

• Badr – B Launch

• Paksat-1

•Paksat-1R D&D + Launch

• SGS Up-gradation

• Capacity Building

The Policy Framework Vision and Mission Statements

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Space technology applications act as a catalyst in socio economic development of the societies

In case of a poor country like Pakistan space technology applications assumes special significance

Pakistan possess all the elements which when exploited correctly and intelligently brings prosperity and economic benefits; large enterprising population, strong agriculture ensuring food security, rich natural and mineral resources waiting to be fully utilized, water resources, large vacant land and mountain areas etc. All areas where space technology application can contribute positively.

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DEVELOPMENT FOCUS IN LAST DECADE

• Human Resource Development

• Infrastructure Development

• Harnessing of various core technologies

• Development of remote sensing and communication satellites and related

technologies

• Space Technological Applications for socio-economic Development

• Promotion of Education in disciplines of Space science and Technology

disciplines and facilitate R&D in selected fields.

• International cooperation

KARACHI

AFGHANISTAN

INDIA

IRAN

Warsak Dam

Tanda Dam

Khanpur Dam

Tarbela Dam

Mangla Dam

Chashma Barrage Rasool Barrage

Marala Headworks

Qadirabad

Trimmu Barrage Balloki Headworks

Sidhnai Headworks Taunsa Barrage

Islam Headworks

Punjnad Headworks

Guddu Barrage

Sukkur Barrage

Kotri Barrage

ISLAMABAD

QUETTA

LAHORE

Swat

Gilgit

CHINA

Jammu & Kashmir

Quetta

Kalashah Kako

Peshawar

Islamabad

Lahore

Multan

Karachi

Sonmiani Gawadar

Gilgit

SUPARCO HQs Space Application and Research Wing National Center for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics COSPAS-SARSAT Geomagnetic Observatory Paksat Ground Control Station – K SUPARCO Plant Space Technology Wing Range & Instrumentation Wing Satellite Research & Development Center SUPARCO Institute of Technical Training

Satellite Research & Development Center TT&C Station for LEO Satellite

Space & Atmospheric Research Facility, Multan

Space & Atmospheric Research Facility

Satellite Ground Station Space & Atmospheric Research Station

Geomagnetic Observatory

• Flight Test Range (FTR) Ionospheric Research Facility

Paksat Ground Control Station – L

Space Applications & Research Centre (SPARC) – Recently Established

IRAN

AFGHANISTAN

INDIA

CHINA

Policy Thrust Lines

To build a space infrastructure and industry for socio-economic benefit and National Security

To empower civil society in enriching their quality of life through innovative application of space technology

Acknowledging space as the frontier for new knowledge generation, capitalize on it for contributing to scientific and technological development

To ensure development of the critical mass of talent in space related sector to support realization of Space Policy and Space Vision

Ensure necessary legislation for regulating space related activities in light of international space law and to safeguard interest of own space industry/ National Interest in Space

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The Policy Framework

Vision Statement

Accepting Space as a Strategic Sector, exploit all aspects of space science, technology and its applications for national well being and national security

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Mission Statement

Build, Launch and Operate Communication, Remote Sensing, Weather and Navigation Satellites and Develop their Applications and Spin-off Technologies for National Security and Socio-Economic Development, achieving maturity by 2040

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• The vision was approved by the Prime Minister in the year 2011

• The Vision envisages all rounded growth, so that by the year 2040 we should have the human resource and where-with-all for undertaking all envisaged tasks and the society is geared up to accure full benefits from what space technologies offer.

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SUPARCOs Vision 2040

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SUPARCOs

Vision 2040

Space Science

development programme Space

Applications development programme

Dev of Comm satellite &

ground control

segment

Development of remote

sensing /scientific satellites

Development of satellite

test and qualification

facilities

Core Technologies Development

Program (CTDP)

Marketing

Human Resource

Development

International Cooperation

Current Scenario of SUPARCO

• Communication Satellite

• Remote Sensing/scientific Satellites

• Human Resource Development Development Programmes

• Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

• Space & Atmospheric Sciences

• SUPARCO Tele-medicine and Tele-health (Pilot Project)

• GNSS

• Satellite Broadcasting and communication

Applications Programmes

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PAKSAT-1R LAUNCH

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At 00:15'04, August 12th

2011 (Beijing Time),

PakSat-1R was launched

from Xichang Satellite

Launch Center (XSLC),

China aboard a Long

March 3B launch vehicle

(LM-3B or CZ-3B) and

successfully entered into

the pre-determined orbit.

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Customer Furnished Instruments (CFIs)

Nine experimental units (4 subsystems) were flown over

PAKSAT 1R and are performing satisfactorily. These units

now have a space heritage.

The experienced gained will significantly help in developing

several more sub systems of the communication satellites.

Development work on various components/sub assemblies for

becoming part of next communication satellites continues in

SUPARCO

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Rx-2

Rx-1

CF

DHU

Tx-2

PCDU-1

PCDU-2 SDIU

TX-1

RTU

CFIs Integrated into Paksat-1R

Satellite Control Ground Stations

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Environmental Lab, Karachi RS&GIS Lab, Karachi

Data Processing Lab, Islamabad Mobile lab, Karachi

R&D Labs

Prototype Satellite

COSPOS –SARSAT Regional Station/ UN Spider

Disaster Management Support

Floods: No Earth Observation Reception System facility in the country

Flood/Rains: July 2010

SPOT 2, 4 &5 Landsat 7

MODIS , SPOT 4,5 QuickBird, Geoeye, Worldview

Optical RS Systems Image Processing

RS& GIS systems ICT Tools

Web based Applications Geo-spatial Systems

Integrated

Emergency

Management

NOAA-APT & HRPT Landsat 5, SPOT 1

Landsat 1

SPOT 2, 4 & 5 Landsat 7

Floods-SRS Data available- no expertise in Disaster Risk Mapping

Earthquake –Oct 2005 SRS Data & some expertise available

Floods in Baluchistan : Inundation profiling

Cyclone Phet- June 2010

1973

2005

1992

2007

2010

SAR & Hyper spectral Pleiades , SPOT 5,6,7

Hunza Landslide- Jan 2010

Disaster Impact Assessment

Online Decision Tools 2011

Real Time Info Dissemination

Agriculture

Disaster Monitoring

Hydrology

Environmental monitoring & Glaciology

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Infrastructure development planning & monitoring

Geographic Information System

Geology & Geomorphology

Forestry

Surveying and urban planning

Dam site selection

Ground water exploration

Snow and precipitation studies

Irrigation system mapping

Coastal ecosystem studies

Archeological sites studies

Nomads and habitant studies (routes, pasture sites etc)

Settlements and sprawl

Communication infrastructure

Administrative units mapping (districts, tahsils, union

councils, moza etc)

GIS for E-governance

Landcover and Landuse

Oil gas exploration studies

Tourism map development

Tele-education, Tele-medicine, Tele-epidiamology

In the past, available space technologies have not been put to full

use. However, in the last decade this awareness has grown many

folds. And various sectors are now using modern teconologies

including space technologies more frequently

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• Major crops are being continuously

monitored across the country for crop

forecasting, yield & production estimation

to ensure food security

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31-03-2011

29-04-2011

Nasirabad & Jafarabad

Nasirabad & Jafarabad

Nasirabad & Jafarabad

Panjgur

Banana Plantation Muhammadpur Ghotki Frost damage

Pakistan Monthly Crop Bulletin (Pak-SCMS)

Available on

www.suparco.gov.pk

خسرہ نمبر ۵۸۴

Digitization of Land Record مساوی ہائے: موضع گرمالہ Overlay of Land Revenue Map on Satellite Image

Melting of Glaciers

• Melting Glaciers

• Growing Glacial lakes and

• Glacial Lake Outburst Floods(GLOFs)

Most of the glaciers in Himalaya are shrinking at accelerated rates in recent decades

SUPARCO in collaboration with Institute of Tibetan Plateau (ITP), China is carrying out research on melting of glaciers in HKH region

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3D Prospective view

Site A

Site B

Zidi Formation

Bela Ophiolites

Nari Formation

Pab Formation

Parh Formation

Bela

Pab Formation :

Zidi Formation :

Nari formation :

Parh formation:

Fine to coarse grained quartz rich sandstone with minor marls & shale

Limestone with calcareous shale

Sandstone dominated sequence

Pelagic Limestone

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Surface Rock Expressions used to Infer Subsurface Structures

Subsurface folds

& faults

‘Framework’ | GIS Data sets

Geodetic

Control Ortho-imagery Elevation Hydrology Transportation

Governmental

Boundaries Cadastral Soil Types Population Land Cover

Making base data available removes redundant costs, promotes GIS use

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Flood/Rain 2011

Pre-breach 2.5m

Post-breach 5m

Tori Breaches – District Kashmore

Crop Area

Inundated Crop Area

Crop Damage Assessment SUPARCO: Area under floods: 22 Sep 2010

Flood Flythrough

Flood and

torrential water

storage sites

Taunsa Barrage

Guddu Barrage

Manchar lake

Chotiari reservoir

Sukkur Barrage Hamal lake

Chashma Barrage

Site-1

Site-2

Site-3

Site-4

A

B

Jhelum River

Approx. 289 Sq.Km

Approx. 422 Sq.Km

Approx. 156 Sq.Km

Approx. 802 Sq.Km

Approx. 162 Sq.Km

Approx. 986 Sq.Km

Approx. 1849 Sq.Km

Publications

The Challenge and the Tasks

Education and Awareness Program

Space Observatories:

Efforts are in hand for establishing two National Observatories, one in South and other in North for study of the space. The Observatories will be open to all Universities for studies and research work. In the meantime free available data from international sources is being sourced for use by researchers, in SUPARCO & Universities

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The Challenge and the Tasks

Education and Awareness Program

Study is already at hand to convert some of old satellite communication dishes into Radio Telescopes (Deh Mendro)

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Bulletin

Available on

www.suparco.gov.pk

• Provide outstanding HR in space Science &Technology

• Application of space Science & Technology for socio-economic uplift

• Achieve self-sustenance in space science and technology through R&D

• Commercialize research outcomes

INSTITUTE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY Objectives

Undergraduate

Aerospace Engg.

Electrical Engg.

Materials Science & Engg.

Mechanical Engg.

Space Science

Major Programs

Postgraduate

Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Department of Communication Systems

Engg.

Department of Materials Science & Engg.

National Centre for Remote Sensing &

GIS

SUPARCO has initiated programs to permiate knowledge of space technology applications in the national system, beside imparting training to various components of the society.

SUPARCO is also moving forward to harness all available application technologies, develop expertise in emerging technologies to meet the current and future National requirements

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Developing expertise to fully use the data from PAN, MS, HypSpec, SAR, , and other payloads for developmental process.

Initiated R&D at the university level for development of Remote sensing and communication satellites through experimental student satellite projects.

Space science studies are being initiated at universities to include astrophysics, astronomy etc.

Basics studies are planned to be started to include microgravity experiments and studies in exobiology etc. Inviting universities to develop experiments which could be undertaken on board ISS in future.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

A focused approach to ensure that necessary legislation is undertaken to enact laws pertaining to use of space in light of "UN Treaties/convention on the use of the outer Space" and to safe guard own national interests.

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Space Law

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Astronauts telemedicine

World Bank CAS

International Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Space

Cooperation Org

(APSCO)

Committee on Space

Research

(COSPAR)

Inter-Islamic Network

on Space Sciences

and Technology

(ISNET)

UN Committee on the

Peaceful Uses of Outer

Space (UN COPUOS)

UN Economic &

Social Commission for Asia

& the Pacific

(UN ESCAP)

International Astronomical

Federation (IAF)

International Society

for Photogrammetry

and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

SUPARCO

American Institute of

Aeronautics and

Astronautics (AIAA)

Asia-Pacific

Regional Space

Agency Forum

(APRSAF)

China Academy of

sciences (CAS) The International Centre

for Integrated Mountain

Development (CIMOD)

Space Technology Applications Program

This is an area where good progress has been made

We need national and international partners in developing and implementing various applications with a view to speed up the process of socio economic development

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Agriculture specially Mountain Agriculture

Coastal and ocean studies incl support to fishing industry

Mineral prospection and Geology

Hydrology and underground water identification

Forest management

Environment and ecological studies

Urban Planning including Land encroaching issues

Planning and execution of mega civ works projects (dams, canal, highways etc)

Digitization of land holding records

Development of National Spatial Data Base as better management tool at various levels

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Current Areas of focus

The Challenge and the Tasks

Application of Navigation technologies (GNSS)

Disaster Relief / mitigation

Communication Satellite Applications (DTH, Emergency Communication etc.)

Tele-education

Tele-medicine

Tele-epidemiology

SUPARCO is in the process of developing optimal utilization of Hyper-spectral, SAR and other types of data, and make effective use of it in specific sectors.

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Current Areas of focus

Technology Development Project

• Development of comm satellites sub systems

• Development of remote sensing satellites

• Development of sensors/payloads for remote sensing satellites.

• Students satellite program is being launched to develop R&D culture in the space sector in the universities

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Beautiful Pakistan

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Deosai plains

Sahiwal Haleji lake

Over hunting and lack of

preservation of habitat

Lakes of Pakistan

Space

Technology

Applications for

National

Development

with SUPARCO

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