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The Chronology of Pakistan's rocket tests entails the series of sounding rocket launches conducted by the Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) aimed at advancing Pakistan's space program. These launches were instrumental in developing high-altitude rockets, fostering scientific exploration, and providing invaluable data for research in physics and atmospheric sciences.

Commencing in 1962 and continuing until its partial termination in 1972, SUPARCO successfully launched over 200 sounding rockets. These missions were pivotal in studying the upper atmosphere, including investigations into temperature gradients, wind velocities, and atmospheric density.

An important milestone in Pakistan's space exploration history was the successful launch of Rehbar-I, signifying the nation's pioneering role among developing countries, the Islamic world, and South Asia. Ranking third in Asia, this achievement underscored Pakistan's growing prominence in the field of space exploration.

Originally conceived as a SUPARCO initiative, the space mission program remains active to this day. Over time, various aerospace authorities and institutions, both domestically and through international collaborations, have assumed roles in advancing Pakistan's space capabilities. Since the late 1980s, the focus has shifted towards research and development, with an emphasis on ballistic missile testing alongside continued scientific exploration.

Spaceflight by year

References

1. Staff (2002-10-04). "Timeline: Pakistan's weapons development". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
2. "Pakistan Nuclear Chronology" (PDF). nti.org.
3. "Suparco". 2012-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
4. "Hatf 1". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
5. "Abdali (Hatf 2)". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

External links

• Astronautix: Pakistan

v t e Pakistani Space Program
Organizations	Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) Institute of Space Technology (IST) Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA) National Centre for Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics (NCRG)
Space centres	Satellite Ground Station
Satellites	Earth observation PRSS-1 PakTES-1A Communication Paksat-1R Paksat-MM1R IST missions ICUBE-Q Retired Badr Badr-1 Badr-B Paksat-1 Paksat-MM1 ICube-1
Space missions	Lunar prediction program SUPARCO rocket tests
Launch vehicles	Rehbar program
Space observatories	University Observatory (University of Karachi) Astronomical Observatory (University of the Punjab)
Spaceports	Sonmiani Flight Test Rage
People	Abdus Salam Ishrat Hussain Usmani Abdul Majid Abdul Qadeer Khan Wladyslaw Turowicz Salim Mehmud Ghulam Murtaza
History and policy	Space Vision 2040 ECSRC Spin-off technologies

v t e Armed conflict involving the Pakistan Armed Forces
Domestic	Martial law Civil unrest in Eastern Pakistan Civil unrest in Southern Pakistan 1970s Taliban insurgency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
India and Pakistan	1947 1965 1971 Siachen conflict 1999
Afghanistan	Waziristan 1948 Bajaur Campaign Panjshir Uprising Soviet War 1989-92 1992-96 1996-2001 2001-21 War with Islamic State (2022–Present)
Middle East	Arab–Israeli conflict 1967 1973 Black September Dhofar Rebellion (Oman) Gulf War Yemen crisis Grand Mosque seizure
Worldwide	Bosnian War Sudanese civil war Somalian civil war War on terror
Foreign deployments	UN peacekeeping missions
Anti-piracy	Somalia Venezuela

• Rockets and missiles
• Nuclear history of Pakistan
• SUPARCO missions
• Space programme of Pakistan