Country dossier · PAK
Pakistan
Emerging space nation
A sourced snapshot of Pakistan's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.
Open Pakistan in the interactive workspace →Capability tier
Emerging space nation
Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 0
Space agency
SUPARCO
National space agency · established 1961 · two-source verified
Satellites (owner state)
9
Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.
Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot
Ground stations
Space budget
No published space budget indexed for this country.
National strategy
National Space Policy (2023)
First formal national space policy, approved by the federal Cabinet in December 2023, mandating SUPARCO and laying out industry, R&D and international cooperation pillars.
International space law
| Instrument | Status |
|---|---|
| Outer Space Treaty 1967 | Ratified |
| Rescue Agreement 1968 | Ratified |
| Liability Convention 1972 | Ratified |
| Registration Convention 1975 | Ratified |
| Moon Agreement 1979 | Ratified |
| Artemis Accords 2020 | Not a signatory |
Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)
Launch sites
- Sonmiani Satellite Launch Center
Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation
Astronauts
No nationals have flown in space on record.
Milestones
- 1961SUPARCO established
- 1962First orbital launch from national soil
Notable missions and contributions
- BADR-1 satellite (1990)
- PakTES-1A (2018)
- PRSS-1 with China
- PAKSAT-1R communications