{"id":194781,"date":"2026-02-12T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=194781"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:22:53","slug":"pakistan-launches-second-indigenous-earth-observation-satellite-eo-2-from-china-space-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/02\/12\/pakistan-launches-second-indigenous-earth-observation-satellite-eo-2-from-china-space-centre.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan launches second indigenous Earth observation satellite EO-2 from China space centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194784\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-6.11.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-6.11.25-PM.png 500w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-6.11.25-PM-390x214.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Islamabad: Pakistan has successfully launched its second indigenous Earth Observation satellite, EO-2, from China\u2019s Yangjiang Seashore Launch Centre, marking a significant step forward in the country\u2019s national space programme.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the satellite was developed by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and placed into orbit on Thursday, according to official statements.<\/p>\n<p>The new satellite expands Pakistan\u2019s growing Earth observation fleet and is designed to deliver high-resolution imaging and enhanced monitoring capabilities for a wide range of civilian and strategic uses. Officials described the mission as a key milestone in strengthening domestic satellite engineering and mission readiness.<\/p>\n<p>SUPARCO confirmed that EO-2 was conceived, engineered and integrated in Pakistan at its Satellite Research and Development Centre. The project was completed through in-house research, systems engineering and payload integration, reflecting advances in national expertise across satellite design, testing and operational deployment.<\/p>\n<p>EO-2 is built to significantly improve Earth observation and electro-optical imaging capacity. According to SUPARCO, the satellite will generate critical spatial data to support national development planning, natural resource management, environmental monitoring and urban expansion mapping.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the satellite will also contribute to governance and institutional planning by providing timely and accurate imagery. Key application areas include disaster assessment, climate analysis, land use tracking and infrastructure development monitoring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan has successfully launched its second indigenous Earth Observation satellite, EO-2, from China\u2019s Yangjiang Seashore Launch Centre, marking a significant step forward in the country\u2019s national space programme. According to Kashmir Media Service, the satellite was developed by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and placed into orbit on Thursday, according to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":194784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-194781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-6.11.25-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194785,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194781\/revisions\/194785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}