Overview

• SUPARCO said HS-1 will lift off from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on October 19.
• The hyperspectral sensors target precision uses in agriculture, disaster management, urban planning and environmental monitoring.
• The agency projects 15–20% crop-yield gains through precision farming insights such as crop health, soil conditions and irrigation.
• SUPARCO says the data will aid flood forecasting, landslide detection and geohazard assessment in vulnerable northern regions including the Karakoram Highway.
• HS-1 will join PRSS-1, EO-1 and KS-1 under Pakistan’s National Space Policy, deepening cooperation with China on launch access.