PAKSAT-1R to play important role in socio-economic development

ISLAMABAD: Communication satellite, PAKSAT-1R, launched by Pakistan will not only play important role in socio-economic development of the country but will also provide educational opportunities, better health services, stimulate private sector business and investment.Oh Communication satellite will provide telecom operators and government, a cost effective way to extend essential telecom services to the farthest corners of the country.Oh Developing countries around the world face an acute shortage of medical professionals and situation is worst in rural areas of such countries, which often lack communicationinfrastructure.Oh Today, communication satellites are being employed the world over, to offer tele-medicine services in rural communities to improve access to medical care, enhance its quality, provide earlier diagnosis and treatment and improve the health care delivery.Oh By enabling physicians to consult with their peers, have access to specialists, and continue their education, tele-medicine could also increase the number of physicians located in rural areas.Oh Giving further details, Secretary SUPARCO Arshad H Siraj said, “This satellite will also help to increase diversity and access to educational programs by providing opportunities for adult community education and in- service teacher training”.Oh He said world has now entered a new era called the information society. This era is marked by dramatic technological developments in computers, electronic media and telecommunications and growing aspects of information in all aspects of human life.Oh Access to the information and the facilities, to produce, store and transmit information is now considered vital to development.Oh In this race between information needs and new information capabilities, communication satellites give the ability to compete and maximise the use of limited resources towards an expanding population.Oh For Pakistan, satellites are not only a communication tool, rather a unique opportunity to bring meaningful change in the lives of its citizen.Oh Realizing the importance of extending the benefits of information revolution to rural communities, governments the world over are implementing innovative universal services programs in the areas of communication, health care, education and governance.Oh Communication satellites have become an integral part of all such programs extending their reach to the remotest corners of the world and providing reliable and cost effective means of extending the benefits of information revolution to people living in these timesOh Secretary SUPARCO said under the vision 2040 of Pakistan’s Space program, many more satellites will be launched, which will help to improve socio-economic condition of the country.Oh As far as launch of spaceship is concerned, he said, no such planning is in consideration, and focus is to launch more communication satellites.Oh PAKSAT-1R was successfully launched on August 12, 2011 and will start its commercial operations in October 2011.Oh It is a great milestone in the field of Science and Technology for the people of Pakistan and a big step towards the economic prosperity of the country.

Russia loses newly launched telecom satellite

The Associated Press MOSCOW

Russia's space agency says it has lost contact with a communications satellite shortly after its launch. The Express-AM4 satellite was launched early Thursday atop a Proton-M booster rocket from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Federal Space Agency said in a statement that the booster itself worked fine, but a subsequent failure of the additional upper stage, the Briz- M, resulted in the loss of communications with the satellite. It said efforts are being taken to re-establish contact with the 5.8- ton (6.38-ton) craft described by officials as Russia's most powerful telecommunications satellite. The Briz-M upper stage has suffered several previous failures, most recently in February when its malfunction led to the loss of a Russian military satellite.

Long March-3B orbits Paksat-1R

Long March-3B orbits Paksat-1R Long March-3B satellite carrier successfully launched PAKSAT 1R communications spacecraft for Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Lift-off occured at 16:15 GMT from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. PAKSAT 1R weighed 5115kg at launch and is based on DFH-4 [DongFangHong-4] platform with 18Ku and 12 C band transponders onbaord. PAKSAT 1R will be brought into geosynchronous orbit in next days. After completion of in-orbit testsat 33.5 East it will be stationed on its final orbital position at 38 East. PAKSAT 1R is planned to be in service for 15 years according to info given by China Great Wall Industry Corporation.

Paksat-1R launch on 11 August.

Pakistani communications satellite, PAKSAT-1R launch is planned for ~16:00 GMT on 11 August 2011 from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China.

New satellite: EUTELSAT 3B

Eutelsat announced an order of new Ku, Ka and C-band satellite named EUTELSAT 3B. EUTELSAT 3B will be based on Astrium's Eurostar 3000 platform. EUTELSAT 3B will cover Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Middle East andSouth America. It will be located at 3 East longitude. Launch is planned in 2014.

China to launch 9th orbiter for indigenous global navigation network

China will launch the ninth orbiter into space in "coming days" as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.
The "Beidou," or Compass, navigation satellite will be launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket, said an unnamed spokesman for the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday.
The satellite and rocket are now in good conditions, according to the spokesman. The satellite is scheduled to join eight others already in orbit to form a network, which will eventually consist of 35 satellites.
The network will provide satellite navigation, time and short message services for Asia-Pacific regions by 2012 and global services by 2020.

Express News Is Going To Launch Entertainment Channel

Express news is ready to launch new channel. This channel will full of entertainment & fun. Express TV already turning towards infotainment.

According to expert’s opinion, Express TV management wants to get programs for new channel and for that they have started a lot of entertaining programs on express TV.

Name of new express entertainment channel is not disclosed but it will definitely unique. We will give further updates of new express channel as soon as possible.