Following the successful launch of Pakistan’s first lunar satellite, iCUBE, another satellite is scheduled for release into space on May 30. The upcoming satellite, MM1, is an initiative by SUPARCO and will contribute to the establishment of a cutting-edge communication system.
Designed to address the increasing demands of the telecom sector, MM1 is poised to enhance 5G internet services in the country.
Notably, Pakistan’s maiden lunar mission, ICUBE Qamar, achieved a significant milestone by successfully entering the moon’s orbit just three days ago.
Operating under extreme conditions, with temperatures plummeting as low as minus 100 degrees Celsius, MM1 is equipped with a 7kg one-megapixel camera specifically tailored for missions with stringent power constraints.
Its capacity to transmit images at a modest 1-kbps rate will facilitate surface-level analysis, providing crucial data on crater locations, water, and traces of ice on the moon’s surface. These findings, obtained through various techniques, hold immense promise for global utilization.
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Make corrections to the article:
1. MM1 is not a collaboration between SUPARCO and NSA because SUPARCO is the National Space Agency itself.
2. MM1 is not equipped with 7kg 1 megapixel, actually it’s for iCube-Q
عوام سے ٹیکس لو،
عوام کے پاس بنیادی ضروریات زندگی نہیں ہے،
خوب اڑاؤ، تم بےضمیر لوگ خوب اڑاؤ عوام کا پیسہ۔
Articles here are getting more hopeless everyday. Paksat MM1 was leased to Pakistan by its orignal owner in 2018 after completion of its planned life of 15 years. Now Pakistan will be getting Chinese manufactured Paksat MM1R(“R” for replacement) this will be owned by SUPARCO. P.S It is not a remote sensing satellite(with camera) it is a communications satellite for Earth.
Source: ( https://suparco.gov.pk/major-programmes/projects/paksat-mm1r/ )
Is MM1 a 7 Kg satellite? Or author confused it with ICUBE – Q?
The author is as confused as the national space program itself.
7 Kg is the iCUBE weight. Moreover, SUPARCO “ïs” the National Space Agency of Pakistan.
PakSAR MM1 will be large size commerical scale communication satellite design and developed by SUPARCO and China. Secondly, SUPARCO is by itself National Space Agency of Pakistan.