Pakistan to send first-ever lunar satellite to moon
Pakistan to send first-ever lunar satellite to moon
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00:00 So, let's talk about this.
00:02 Yes, let's talk about it.
00:03 We have with us the project director of Pakistan,
00:08 Lunar Mission, Prof. Dr. Kamal-ul-Islam.
00:13 Thank you so much, Dr. Sahab.
00:15 First of all, congratulations.
00:17 Finally, we are talking about the launch of the satellite today.
00:20 And today is that day.
00:22 So, tell us, I would like to know how long did it take to complete this journey?
00:27 And when you started, did you have any idea that you would reach here?
00:32 -Peace be upon you. -Peace be upon you.
00:36 First, let me correct a few things.
00:39 First of all, the launch is scheduled for 2.18 pm.
00:48 Okay.
00:49 I am in China right now. I am at the launch.
00:55 It was scheduled for 2.18 pm.
01:00 It will be a live stream.
01:02 I have sent the live stream information to Pakistan.
01:06 If you want, I can send it to you.
01:09 The live stream will be operational at 1.30 pm.
01:14 Okay, that's great.
01:15 Dr. Sahab, where can we watch it?
01:18 Can you guide us again?
01:22 This is a live stream. If you click on the link, you will be able to see...
01:28 ...the live stream from the launch center.
01:34 Okay, so the concerned authorities will take this forward.
01:40 Will the Pakistani satellite take photos of the moon...
01:44 ...or will there be other activities?
01:47 Let me tell you that this project is being led by the Institute of Space Technology.
01:54 I am the project director of this whole program.
01:58 Let me tell you a little bit.
02:02 We have a collaboration with other institutions in China.
02:07 We have strong support from the National Space Agency, Subarco.
02:14 So basically, the project is led by the Institute of Space Technology...
02:20 ...and our faculty and students.
02:24 We have very strong support from the National Space Agency...
02:28 ...and we have collaboration on the Chinese side.
02:31 Dr. Sahab, there are three important parts of this project.
02:37 Can you tell us about them?
02:39 The separation mechanism, mounting bracket and all these things.
02:44 Can you tell us about all these things?
02:49 The Chinese have accommodated four international payloads in the Chang'e mission.
03:03 One of them is the Balsan satellite, which is integrated with the orbiter.
03:10 When it will launch, it will take five days to reach the moon.
03:16 It will be released from the orbiter.
03:20 The satellite will be released by the deployer mechanism.
03:29 It will go into the moon's orbit.
03:32 The rest of the mission is the Chang'e-6 mission.
03:36 It has three parts.
03:38 There is an orbiter, a descender, which will come back to earth with soil.
03:47 The orbiter will come back to earth.
04:03 That is their separate mission.
04:07 When our satellite is released, it will start operating in the moon's orbit.
04:12 We will control it from here. It will take images.
04:18 We will also qualify the subsystems.
04:24 We will monitor and control the attitude control mechanism and many other things.
04:32 What is the significance of Pakistan's space technology?
04:37 What will we gain from it? What will we be able to do further?
04:43 This is a big milestone.
04:47 All our satellites are around the earth.
04:51 This is the first mission beyond earth.
04:56 It is lunar, which is 380,000 km from earth.
05:01 The technology required for this is very stringent.
05:10 This is a big achievement.
05:13 Secondly, I think the important thing is that our youth,
05:19 our educational institutes will be motivated to achieve these things.
05:27 Other countries are doing it.
05:32 Our youth will be motivated by science, engineering and creativity.
05:42 We will learn a lot from the images of the researchers.
05:49 That will be an addition to the scientific data.
05:53 Our subsystems will be qualified for future projects.
05:58 We will do this.
06:00 You said that China is going on a mission.
06:04 They will acquire things and research them.
06:09 Will these things be included in Pakistan's collaboration?
06:12 Will we be able to participate in the research?
06:17 Yes, as per international rules,
06:20 all the countries will be able to participate.
06:26 Thank you so much, Dr.
06:30 Best of luck.
06:31 Thank you for adding to the information.
06:33 It will be on at 2.18 pm.