ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Friday launched its first lunar orbit mission from a space centre in China’s Hainan province.
According to Institute of Space Technology, the lunar mission ICUBE-Qamar has been launched on board China’s Chang’E6.
The satellite has been designed and developed by IST in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.
The launch activity took place with more than an hour delay due to weather conditions as it was scheduled for 12:50 PM.
The primary purpose of CubeSats is to facilitate scientific research, technology development, and educational initiatives in space exploration.
SUPARCO Director Shafaat ALi said that the mission was successfully launched from China, calling it major milestone for future research in Pakistan.
Chinese experts said the mission will enter the moon orbit timely as weather conditions are stable.
