This was stated by Secretary SUPARCO, Arshad H Siraj on Monday. Talking to Dawn.com, Siraj said that the satellite will replace the existing PakSat 1 which will be inactive and outdated next year. The satellite already has shown signal eclipse of 88 days in a year. In PakSat 1R, the “R” means replacement.
Paksat 1 and R the History
Telecommunication satellites are put in orbit 35,700 km above the equator, and on that particular altitude they move in-sync with Earth, thus completing the rotation in 24 hours and remaining stationary with respect to a particular position on the ground, which is why they are also called “geostationary satellites”. However, only a limited number of satellites can be placed in that particular orbit because only one satellite can be put on each degree. Hence, 360 satellites can be placed in an imaginary circle above the globe.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) allocates the satellite place in geostationary orbit on a first-come-first-serve basis. But after allotment of a position, a deadline is needed for a party to launch its satellite in a given time and incase of failure, the allotment is handed over to other nations or parties who were in queue.
According to Secretary SUPARCO, in the 1980s,
The deadline of the only slot left, 38° East, was
So
Paksat 1R
A hallmark of Pak-China joint venture, Paksat 1R will be launched on
But the question is that why is
Siraj answered that it is not only important for capacity building but for self-reliance purposes as well in case of an embargo or other hurdles from advance countries as seen in past.
Siraj said that the Paksat 1R data and signals will be received by satellite ground stations located in
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