ISLAMABAD – Beijing will launch two remote sensing satellites for Pakistanin June this year, according to Chinese reported.
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT) and Pakistan Spaceand Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) have jointly made thesatellites. The satellites will be used for geo-monitoring and takingimages from the orbit.
New satellites from China will improve communication in Pakistan’s remoteareas. Long March-2C rockets are mainly used to send satellites into lowearth or sun-synchronous orbits. The satellite will also monitor ocean windand waves.
Earlier, China had also launched Pakistan’s communication satellitePAKSAT-1R back in 2011.
China and Pakistan had signed an agreement in 2016 for the launch of aspecial remote sensing satellite this year in 2018.
The main reason for signing the agreement is to monitor the development ofChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
Under the CPEC many infrastructure projects are under constructionthroughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPECprojects is now worth $ 62 billion.
The project will link Pakistani Gwadar port to China Xinjiang province.