Back مفوضية أبحاث الغلاف الجوي والفضاء Arabic Comissió d'Investigació sobre l'Espai i l'Alta Atmosfera Catalan دەزگای بۆشاییی پاکستان CKB Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission German Pakistana Komisiono de Esploro pri Estertero kaj Supra Atmosfero Esperanto Commission de recherche sur l'espace et la haute atmosphère French अंतरिक्ष और ऊपरी वायुमंडल अनुसंधान आयोग Hindi Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission ID Agenzia Pakistana per la ricerca nello spazio e nell'atmosfera superiore Italian パキスタン宇宙高層大気研究委員会 Japanese

SUPARCO

Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
خلائی و بالائے فضائی تحقیقاتی مأموریہ
SUPARCO Rear-headquarters in Karachi, Sindh
Agency overview
AbbreviationSUPARCO
Formed1961 - Karachi
TypeSpace agency
StatusActive
HeadquartersIslamabad-45900, Pakistan
Chairman
Muhammad Yusuf Khan[1]
Key people
OwnerNational Command Authority (NCA)
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetIncrease Rs. 7.3951 billion (US$25.61 million)[2]
(2022–23)
Websitesuparco.gov.pk

The Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission,[a] commonly referred to as SUPARCO, is the national space agency of Pakistan.[3]

Established in 1961 in Karachi with an objective to learn the art of rocketry and high altitude research from the United States, the agency worked to develop the capacity for a national satellite program, eventually launching Pakistan's first satellite from China in 1990.[4][5][6][7] The agency was also an early participant and competitor in rocket development program sponsored by the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan.[6]

The agency leads the national satellite program and maintains an orbital operation of its satellites with support facilities throughout the country.[8][9] The agency has sustained significant criticism within Pakistan for failing to compete with its Indian and Chinese counterparts in terms of capabilities— both of which countries have satellite launch capabilities– in spite of being established earlier than its competitors.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ Yousafzai, Fawad (18 October 2023). "Govt appoints Yousuf Khan as SUPARCO chief". www.nation.com.pk.
  2. ^ "Rs. 7.3951 billion earmarked for SUPARCO in PSDP 2022-23". 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "About Suparco". SUPARCO. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ Lele 2012, pp. 44, 45.
  5. ^ Sahim, Sarmad (28 September 2020). "SUPARCO vs ISRO -". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lele 2012, p. 46.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Space Program". www.aerospaceguide.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ Staff Desk (14 July 2011). "NCA okays Nuclear Power Prog 2050, Space Prog 2040". The News International Directorate for Science and Technology. The News International. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "National Satellite Program". Suparco.gov.pk. SUPARCO. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ^ Mughal, Bilal Karim (24 September 2018). "Pakistan steps forward in astronomy and space sciences". The Dawn. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. ^ Mughal, Bilal Karim (September 2014). "Metro Bus or Mars: The problem with our priorities". The Dawn. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ^ Siddiqui, Salman (1 August 2012). "Lagging behind: 2040 – Pakistan's space od[d]yssey". The Tribune Express (TEX). Tribune Express. Retrieved 20 September 2012. fty years ago, Pakistan's [then] only Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam conceived the idea of the country's first space research programme and national space agency in 1961.


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