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DD(Space Program), SC4I2SR Branch SPD Chaklala Cantt
Sub: Sub: Hist Histor ory y and and Justi ustifi fica cati tion on Of Prop Propos osed ed Visi Visitt To So Sout uth h Afri Africa ca In Connection With Paktes-A Pay!oad
1. In the the pur puru! u!tt o" #e$e #e$elo lop! p!ng ng an !n#! !n#!ge geno nou u %&& %&& kg cla cla ' ' RS Sa Sate tell ll!t !te e *u+ *u+ plat plat"o "orm rm, , S SPP-RC RC ha ha *een *een ork! ork!ng ng on the the #e! #e!gn gn,, #e$e #e$elo lopm pmen entt an# an# -IT -IT (-em*l/, Integrat!on an# Tet!ng) o" P-0TS1- atell!te /tem, carr/!ng a lo tome tome#! #!um um reo reolu lut! t!on on pa/l pa/loa# oa#,, u!n u!ng g lo lo cot cot++ CTS CTS comp compon onen ent t++ part part, , mater!al an# technolog!e. To a$e cot, the atell!te ! planne# to *e launche# along !th PRSS1 RS atell!te a a copaenger. 2. To #e$el #e$elop op the reu!re# reu!re# telecope telecope "or PakTS1PakTS1- !ncountr/ !ncountr/,, opt!c manu"actu manu"actur!ng r!ng "ac!l!t!e !nclu#!ng PC, 3I'P, -TCP an# DD ere e$aluate#. 5oe$er, none o" thee "ac!l!t!e ere "oun# capa*le to meet the tr!ngent reu!rement !n term o" !6e o" the m!rror +lene, ur"ace "!n!h, al!gnment an# accurac/ "or #e$elop!ng the reu!re# telecope. %. Coneuentl/, Coneuentl/, all po!*le Ch!nee Ch!nee opt!on !nclu#!ng !nclu#!ng 7a$e'a*, 7a$e'a*, BIT (Be!8!ng Int!tute o" Technolog/), 3I-T (3an8!ng Int!tute o" -tronom!cal pt!c an# Technolog/) an# BIS (Be!8!ng Int!tute o" Space echan!c an# lectr!c!t/) ere e9plore# "or Pa/loa# o" PakTS1-. 4. 9ten!$e 9ten!$e #el!*er #el!*erat!on at!on ere ma#e "or #e$elopment #e$elopment o" Pa/loa# Pa/loa# !th BIS+C7I BIS+C7IC C #ur!ng #ur!ng lat lat 2 /ear. /ear. The pa/loa pa/loa# # o""ere o""ere# # */ BIS BIS a a techn techn!ca !call/ ll/ u!ta u!ta*le *le "or pre$!ou con"!gurat!on o" PakTS1-. - the atell!te ! planne# to *e #uallaunche# !th PRSS1, BIS; pa/loa# no eem !nappropr!ate "or current con"!gurat!on o" PakT Pa kTS S1 1- #ue #ue to !t !t h!gh h!gh ma ma an# an# poe poerr reu reu!r !rem emen ent. t. - Pa PakT kTS S11- ! a technolog/ e$aluat!on atell!te, 05TT on pa/loa# ! one o" pr!me o*8ect!$e o" th! pro8ect *ut BIS ! h!ghl/ reluctant !n o""er!ng 05TT on pa/loa#.
S ?) o" PakTS1 pro8ect. There"ore opt!on o" #e$elop!ng Pa/loa# "rom BIS a #roppe#. >. Dur!ng Dur!ng PakTS1PakTS1- conultan conultanc/ c/ re$!e proce proce an# "!nal "!nal re$!e meet!ng meet!ng !th Space -#$!or/ -#$!or/ Compan/ Compan/ (S-C), (S-C), !t alo o""ere# an electroopt electroopt!cal !cal pa/loa# "or PakTS1 PakTS1-. -. S-C; propoe# pa/loa# ha *een "oun# u!ta*le !n term o" Cot, ma, #!men!on an# poer, one o" the mot cr!t!cal reu!rement. Con!#er!ng the e9per!ence !th S-C (#ur!ng conultanc/ "or PakTS1-), techn!cal u!ta*!l!t/ o" the!r o""ere# pa/loa# an# t!me contra!n contra!nt t o" #uallaun #uallaunch, ch, SP-RC SP-RC planne# planne# to #e$elop #e$elop PakTS1 PakTS1-; -; electroopt!cal pa/loa# "rom S-C.
@. In a/, 2&1>, a"ter appro$al "rom rele$ant uarter, SP-RC prepare# an# launche# !t R