ABOUT PAKSAT

PAKSAT International (Private) Limited (PAKSAT) became operational in January 2006, and is responsible for commercial aspects of Pakistan’s National Satellite PAKSAT-1R @ 38° East  as the commercial arm of Pakistan’s national space agency - Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO).  Since becoming operational the company has successfully established a solid customer base for PAKSAT-1R across Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Europe. PAKSAT-1R today has the fastest growing Pakistani TV channel neighborhood. Additionally a number of i-direct and DVB-S2 hubs are using PAKSAT-1R capacity to offer innovative and cost effective data & internet services across Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

PAKSAT has also started marketing other space related applications and services developed by SUPARCO, including Satellite Remote Sensing data, GIS, Environmental monitoring and analysis services and Fleet Management Solutions.

With its head office in Karachi, the company operates a regional office in Islamabad and a Technical Support Centre (TSC) in Lahore.