China on Monday launched 2 satellites for Pakistan with the intention of keeping an eye on India. These satellites will also be helpful in monitoring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. This is the first international commercial launch of 'Long March -2C' rocket during about 19 years.
Satellite PRSS-1 and PaktieS-1A were launched in the northwestern China on June 11 at 56 minutes from the Zuccan Satellite Launch Center. PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and is the 17th satellite developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for a foreign buyer. The Scientific Experiment Satellite developed by Pakistan, PATTIES-1A, was sent to its class with the same rocket.
According to the report, there has been another space cooperation between China and Pakistan since the launch of Communication Satellite Pakset-1R in August 2011. PRSS-1 will be used to provide remote sensing information for survey of land and resources, monitoring of natural disasters, agricultural research, urban construction and border and road sector. Today's launch is the 279th campaign of the Long March Rocket Series and the first international commercial launch after about two decades. In 1999, it launched Motorola's Iridium satellite.
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