Our country, Pakistan, has begun this very first lunar satellite mission jointly with China, which is an achievement in the history of the country’s space exploration. Pakistan’s Indian Civilization and Understanding of the Quran Satellite, ICUBE-Q, co-developed and designed by Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST) and China’s renowned Shanghai University SJTU, and also jointly procured by Pakistan’s national space agency Suparco, has been incorporated into China’s Chang’e-6 mission.
The upcoming Chang’e-6 mission, consisting of a prolonged 53-day voyage, is going to achieve the first collection of materials from the inaccessible farside part of our closest celestial companion. This historical venture is a breakthrough in the Chinese nation’s lunar exploration project as it sends its first orbiting satellite donated by its weather-beaten alliance member, Pakistan.
ICUBE-Q spacecraft will be a combination of two optic cameras and thus will bring high-quality images of the Lunar surface with a complete range of data that scientists need to study. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wore his praise hat after the launch’s success, which, according to him, was Pakistan’s first small step to explore the space.
He has removed this act as a challenge that will boost satellite communication ability and provide an area for research in scientific, development, and national security. Pakistan’s and China’s space cooperation set an international example in the field of space science, where the interests of all nations will join hands and a bright future is expected.
The ICUBE-Q satellite will not only contribute to scientific research but also provide the country with its own moon research imagery, which in return will help the nation measure certain physical phenomena for research purposes.
This historic task, therefore, is an exemplary exhibition of Pakistan’s youth achievement and heads towards the country’s stance on technology as an instrument of development and innovation in the field of space exploration.
