Pakistan to launch first Hyperspectral Satellite on Oct 19

SUPARCO has announced the launch of Pakistan's first Hyperspectral Satellite (HS-1) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre (JSLC) in China, scheduled for October 19.

Marking a major leap in the country's space journey, the HS-1 mission is set to usher Pakistan into a new era of advanced space-based applications in agriculture, disaster management, urban planning, and environmental monitoring.

In the agriculture sector, the satellite's hyperspectral imaging capabilities will enable precision farming through high-resolution data acquisition and calibration.