Pak satellite IQube Moon to be launched today
Pakistan will embark on its lunar satellite mission “IQube Moon” from China’s Hainan Space Launch Site today to journey into space for a lunar expedition. It aims to land at hidden South pole of the moon to collect dust and rock samples. According to the Institute of Space Technology, this crucial satellite mission is scheduled to depart with China’s robotic spacecraft, “Chang’e 6,” to explore the moon’s surface. Following the success of the satellite mission “IQube Q,” Pakistan joins the few nations that have deployed satellites into the orbit of the moon.
Dr. Khurram Khurshid, a member of the team working on the Institute of Space Technology’s IQube Q, in an interview with The Nation, revealed that university students developed the satellite in collaboration with Shanghai University and Pakistan’s National Space Agency (SUPARCO).
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