Islamabad : May 30 ,2024 : After the successful launch of ‘iCube Qamar’, Pakistan launched a new satellite ‘MM1’ while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the nation for crossing a ‘great milestone’. The satellite is launched into space by Pakistan National Space Agency ‘Sparco’ and National Space Agency. A new satellite will lead the development of advanced communication systems.
Capable of meeting the increasing demand of the satellite telecom sector, the satellite will ensure better availability of 5G and internet. In his statement, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif congratulated SPARCO and all related institutions and said that the people will benefit from the fruits of innovation and technology, the whole nation is proud of the brilliant success of scientists. He said that by sending the satellite into orbit, the nation of Pakistan has crossed a great milestone, sending the satellite from the Xichang center is a proof of the strong partnership between Pakistan and China, with such measures, the people will benefit from the fruits of innovation and technology. Satellite will provide the fastest internet facility in the entire country, better communication system will play a key role in e-commerce and e-governance. The Prime Minister said that the Pakistani satellite has been sent to the earth’s orbit at a distance of 36,000 km. The entire nation applauds Sparco and related institutions for their great success. Shahbaz Sharif said that it is a prayer that MM1 will prove to be the forerunner of the improvement of communication system and success in the space sector. It should be remembered that the satellite iCube Qamar was launched from the Wencheng Space Center in Henan, China on May 3 at 2:27 PM. ‘iCube Qamar’ was designed and developed by Institute of Space Technology in collaboration with Shanghai University of China and Pakistan National Space Agency ‘SPARCO’. The world’s first mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon, the Pakistani satellite ‘iCube Qamar’ is equipped with two optical cameras used to take pictures of the Moon’s surface. After successfully passing through the testing and qualification phase, ‘iCube Q’ has been attached to China’s ‘Cheng-6’ mission.