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PRSC-EO1 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite - Earth Observation 1) is an Electro-Optical Satellite developed by Pakistan's Space Agency (SUPARCO). It was launched from China's Jiuquan Satellite Centre on January 17, 2025, by China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), The PRSC-EO1 is Pakistan's first domestically produced observation satellite. The satellite is Pakistan's 2nd launch in just under a week, previously, Pakistan launched PAUSAT-1 satellite, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 on January 14, 2025.

Background

The launch of PRSC-EO1 is part of a broader initiative under the "Space Vision 2040", which seeks to establish Pakistan self-reliant in satellite launching and development capabilities. Under this vision, SUPARCO announced a new program of three optical remote sensing satellites called PRSC-EOS and the PRSC-EO1 is first of three satellites. Then, In 2022, the China Great Wall Industry Corporation reached an agreement with SUPARCO. providing multi-launch services for a SUPARCO satellite. In addition to that, CGWIC also provided Pakistani satellite with Telemetry, Tracking, and Command support for Launch and Early Orbit Phase support.

Launch

PRSC-EO1 was launched on January 17, 2025, 12:07pm (Beijing Time) by Long March-2D (LM-2D) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. The satellite was launched besides two other Chinese satellites Tianlu 1 and Lantan 1. The official launch ceremony was held at the SUPARCO Complex in Karachi where the launch was broadcast live.

Objectives

PRSC-EO1 is earth observation satellite. Its primary purpose is to monitor earth and support land mapping in agriculture, disaster management, urban planning and resource planning. PRSC-EO1 will also help in infrastructure tracking, natural resource conservation, environmental monitoring, and providing real-time response to disasters.

Specifications

The Satellite is Pakistan's first domestically produced (EO) electro-optical remote sensing satellite and is equipped with a high-resolution optical payload designed to capture multi-spectral images with a potential resolution of up to 1 meter.

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v t e Pakistani Space Program
Organizations	Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Institute of Space Technology (IST) Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA) National Centre for Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics (NCRG)
Space centres	Satellite Ground Station
Satellites	Earth observation PRSS-1 PakTES-1A PRSC-EO1 Communication Paksat-1R Paksat-MM1R IST missions ICUBE-Q Retired Badr Badr-1 Badr-B Paksat-1 Paksat-MM1 ICube-1
Space missions	Lunar prediction program SUPARCO rocket tests
Launch vehicles	Rehbar program
Space observatories	University Observatory (University of Karachi) Astronomical Observatory (University of the Punjab)
Spaceports	Sonmiani Flight Test Rage
People	Abdus Salam Ishrat Hussain Usmani Abdul Majid Abdul Qadeer Khan Wladyslaw Turowicz Salim Mehmud Ghulam Murtaza
History and policy	Space Vision 2040 ECSRC Spin-off technologies

• Earth observation satellites
• Spacecraft launched by Long March rockets
• 2025 in Pakistan
• SUPARCO satellites
• Earth observation satellites of Pakistan