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Govt to establish indigenous facility for development of satellites
May 20, 2018

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The government will establish an indigenous facility for development of satellites in accordance with international space standards under annual development plan for the next year.

The facility, Pakistan Space Centre (PSC), will have capability to carry out manufacturing, testing, system level assembly, integration, launch and operations of various types of satellites.

As per Information and Communication Technology Annual Plan 2018-19, the Pakistan Multi-Mission Satellite will cater to demand of Direct-To-Home, High-Throughput Services (HTS)/Broadband Internet and Strategic SATCOM.