Overview

• The spacecraft lifted off from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre with live coverage from Suparco’s Karachi complex.
• Suparco said Pakistani scientists and engineers supervised the final pre-launch checks at the site.
• Hyperspectral imaging is intended to enable precision farming by mapping crop health, soil moisture and irrigation, with Suparco estimating a 15–20% improvement in yield estimation.
• The mission is aimed at bolstering early warnings and assessments for floods, landslides and other geo-hazards, as well as infrastructure mapping and urban growth analysis.
• HS-1 will integrate with PRSS-1, EO-1 and KS-1, marking Pakistan’s third satellite launch this year to expand national remote-sensing capacity.