China Help Pakistan to Launch Satellite in 2011

The first satellite of will be launched on April 2011, said member planning commission for science and technology Dr. Samar Mobarakmend. Earlier Talking to media here, Dr. Samar said exact facts and figures will be obtained through satellite. Nation should keep faith on atomic scientists and engineers. He said the country has sufficient funds for atomic and space programs and added that ’s nuclear program is not lesser than other atomic countries.

Later Amir Hussain who is the General Manager PAKSAT International said this in a press confrenece in Karachi. new and powerful communication satellite PAKSAT-IR will be launched in the year 2011. In a statement he said that the countdown has begun towards this launch and that its development work is progressing with full swing.

It was pointed out that the PAKSAT-IR will replace the existing satellite PAKSAT-I at 38 degree East, which will remain operational till the end of 2011 ensuring service continuity to current PAKSAT customers till PAKSAT-IR becomes operational. The new high power PAKSAT-IR satellite is specifically designed for and the region with strong C and KU band footprint and coverage over South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, the statement added. This satellite will be ideally suited for broadcast, direct to home (DTH), data and internet services in the region.

This will indeed be a great endeavour for our country and i think more companies should divert thier attention towards this venture.

On 4th September, 2009 Visit of President Zardari to China the China agree that it would provide financial assistance to for launching its first satellite and a memorandum of understanding in this connection would be signed next week.

Addressing a press conference, Chinese Ambassador Lou Zhaohui said President Asif Ali ZardariAsif Ali Zardari and his Chinese counterpart Hu JintaoHu Jintao would meet in New York this month on the sidelines of UN General Assembly. He said talks between the two leaders would cover bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues. He said that ’s economy had improved over the last one year and security situation too was improving.

He said China had already given $1 billion to help improve ’s foreign exchange reserves.

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