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BREAKING:

Pakistan signs $406.4 million dollar contract with China’s PIESAT, a leading satellite manufacturer, to build a Pakistani satellite manufacturing facility, and manufacture an orbital satellite constellation for launch with SUPARCO.

Under the agreement, PIESAT will assist Pakistan in constructing an integrated satellite system for global real-time communication and remote sensing. The first phase includes the launch and operation of 20 satellites, the construction of a satellite manufacturing facility, and the development of supporting software. Piesat will also provide technical support to help Pakistan develop independent capabilities in satellite manufacturing, operations, and applications.

https://x.com/OSPSF/status/1966185602002436499

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Pakistan, China sign $4bn MoUs in agriculture

https://www.dawn.com/news/1940384

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have inked more than two dozen memorandums of understanding (MoU) worth $4 billion in the agriculture sector, focusing on mechanisation, seed development, smart farming and precision agriculture for data-driven productivity gains.

The MoUs were signed on Saturday during the Pak-China Business-to-Business Conference in Beijing, witnessed by Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Hussain emphasised that these areas are crucial for strengthening Pakistan’s food security while also opening new avenues for bilateral cooperation.

The one-day conference, held on the sidelines of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, featured an opening and closing ceremony as well as multiple business-to-business sessions. The minister participated in a dozen meetings with leading Chinese and Pakistani agri-industry players.

These included Dayu working in irrigation sector, Jessica EV, PIESAT, and LOVOL in agricultural machinery sector, Sanyang Company Xinj­iang, Jinghua Seed Ind­ustry Company Ltd, Guard Agricultural Research and Services (Pvt) Lim­ited, and China State Engineering Construction Corporation GDSP, among others.

Chinese media reports said shares of PIESAT surged after the Chinese aerospace firm signed a $406.4m agreement with Pakistan — nearly double the company’s total revenue last year — to help build a satellite constellation for better communication and Earth data.

Under the agreement, PIESAT will assist Pakistan in constructing an integrated satellite system for global real-time communication and remote sensing. The first phase includes the launch and operation of 20 satellites, the construction of a satellite manufacturing facility, and the development of supporting software. PIESAT will also provide technical support to help Pakistan develop independent capabilities in satellite manufacturing, operations, and applications.

Highlighting China’s $215bn annual agricultural import market, the minister said that Pakistan can play a significant role in supplying tropical and temperate fruits, vegetables, and cereal crops. He stressed that Pakistan, as China’s closest neighbour and a “brotherly country,” offers geographical proximity and competitive pricing advantages compared to imports from Brazil and other Western countries.

He praised the initiatives of both Pakistani and Chinese agricultural companies under the leadership of PM Shehbaz, reaffirming Islamabad’s commitment to fostering long-term agri-sector part­n­erships with Beijing

Pakistan hyper-spectral satellite Imran Shah kazmi on TikTok

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AI Overview

Hyperspectral imaging is a technique that captures an image and, for each pixel, provides a detailed spectrum of light, revealing the material's chemical composition and physical properties. Unlike multispectral imaging, which uses only a few broad wavelength bands, hyperspectral imaging uses many narrow, contiguous bands to create a "data cube" that functions like a continuous spectrum for each pixel, enabling the precise identification of objects, materials, and their conditions. This technology has diverse applications in fields like agriculture, food processing, environmental monitoring, medicine, and waste sorting.


AI Overview

Pakistan set to launch hyperspectral satellite in October
Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is set to launch its first modern hyperspectral satellite in October 2025. This satellite will capture detailed information on Earth's surface composition and will be used for agriculture, mineral exploration, and disaster management by providing precise data on soil, plants, water quality, and more. The launch marks a significant advancement in Pakistan's space technology capabilities, allowing for enhanced natural resource management, national security, and response to climate events.
Key Features and Applications
Agriculture: Provides farmers with real-time data on soil health, crop status, and water quality, promoting sustainable practices.
Mineral Exploration: Helps map resources like copper and rare earths.
Disaster Management: Enables accurate tracking of events such as floods, earthquakes, and glacier melting.
Environmental Research: Aids in monitoring pollution and climate change factors.
National Security: Offers enhanced surveillance and geospatial intelligence.
Significance
Technological Leap: Positions Pakistan among nations with advanced space-based data capabilities.
Self-Reliance: A step towards a data-driven and self-reliant Pakistan.
Economic and Security Benefits: Links technology, economy, and security through data-driven insights.

Mario Nawfal

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🚨🇵🇰 PAKISTAN JUST LAUNCHED ITS FIRST-EVER EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE

Pakistan just entered a new space era with the successful launch of PRSC HS-1, its first hyperspectral Earth observation satellite.

The satellite lifted off from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on a Kinetica-1 rocket.

PRSC HS-1 can analyse Earth’s surface in hundreds of spectral bands, tracking crops, water, minerals, pollution, and more with scientific precision.

This marks a major leap for SUPARCO and Pakistan’s growing space program.

Think of it as Earth’s MRI scanner, and Pakistan now has the tech.

Source:
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https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1980046305335390214

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AI Overview

A hyperspectral satellite is an Earth observation satellite that uses advanced imaging technology to capture hundreds of narrow, contiguous spectral bands of light, creating a detailed "spectral fingerprint" for every point on the ground. This allows it to analyze the physical and chemical composition of materials and detect subtle differences invisible to the naked eye or traditional cameras. Applications include agriculture, environmental monitoring, geology, and disaster management.
How it works
Hundreds of bands: Unlike RGB cameras that see red, green, and blue, or even multispectral sensors that use up to 36 broad bands, a hyperspectral sensor captures data across hundreds of very narrow bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Spectral fingerprint: By stacking these hundreds of narrow images, the satellite creates a 3D "spectral cube" for each pixel, where the third dimension is the spectral information. This provides a unique spectral signature for every material, from types of plants to minerals to water.
Detailed analysis: This high spectral resolution allows for the identification and analysis of specific materials based on their unique light-reflecting properties. For example, a hyperspectral satellite can distinguish between different tree species or detect the early signs of drought stress in a crop.
Key applications
Agriculture: Monitoring crop health, assessing soil conditions, and detecting drought stress or disease before they are visible.
Geology: Mapping mineral deposits, providing precise geochemical data, and reducing exploration costs.
Environmental monitoring: Tracking water quality, detecting pollutants, and monitoring changes in land use.
Disaster management: Assessing damage from natural disasters and monitoring geohazard risks.
Other areas: Forestry, climate change research, defense, and security.