Overview
- EO-3, launched April 25, 2026 from China’s Taiyuan site on a Long March 6, completed Pakistan’s three-satellite PRSC-EO Earth observation system.
- A Karachi port photo touted as EO-3’s first picture had already been posted on SUPARCO’s website in February 2025, which proved the claim false.
- The satellite is described by SUPARCO as carrying onboard AI and a Multi-Geometry Imaging Module for uses in farming, disaster response, city planning, and security.
- The misstep echoes May 2025’s Operation Sindoor, when India’s Press Information Bureau and independent analysts debunked viral Pakistani claims that relied on old or fabricated images and even video game clips.
- SUPARCO’s record shows an early start but thin resources, including buying Paksat-1 secondhand and flying Badr-B for about its two-year design life, which helps explain why credibility shortfalls keep surfacing.