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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission named ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

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BeiDou is the name of China's navigation system.

It is a global satellite navigation system developed by China to provide accurate positioning and timing information worldwide.

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Pakistan's first indigenous EO-1 satellite launched into space on 17 January 2025.

Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)'s first fully indigenous Electro-Optical (EO-1) satellite was successfully lunched into space from China.

The satellite was launched from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, with the event broadcast live from SUPARCO’s Karachi complex, allowing Pakistanis to watch the satellite’s journey into space.

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The first man-made Earth Satellite name 'Sputnik 1' was launched by Russia (Soviet Union) into space on 4 Oct 1957

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Intelsat originally stood for the International Satellite System for Telecommunications