Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Chronology
101 events
1962 June 7
14:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1962 June 11
14:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1964 March 18
14:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1965 October 20
12:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1965 November 17
12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1966 January 12
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1966 January 26
12:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1966 February 16
04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1966 February 16
13:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1967 May 3
14:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1967 May 5
14:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Dragon 1.1967 May 7
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1968 March 23
14:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1968 March 29
14:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Dragon 1.1968 April 3
00:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1969 February 9
13:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1. FAILURE: Failure.1969 February 13
13:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1. FAILURE: Failure.1969 March 31
14:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 2A.1969 June 20
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 July 16
14:34 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 July 30
14:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 August 15
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 September 10
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 October 22
14:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 November 19
14:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 November 20
13:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 December 17
13:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1969 December 31
13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 January 14
13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 January 14
14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 January 14
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 February 11
13:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 March 11
15:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 March 11
16:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 March 27
15:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1970 March 28
15:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Deacon. Launch Vehicle: Nike Cajun.1970 March 28
16:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 April 15
13:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 April 15
14:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 June 17
14:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 July 15
15:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 October 21
15:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 November 25
13:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1970 December 30
15:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Loki. Launch Vehicle: Judi-Dart.1972 April 7
14:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1972 April 8
14:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Centaure 1.1972 April 28
00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Belier. Launch Vehicle: Dragon 2B.1989 Feb
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf I.1989 Feb
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf II.1990 July 16
00:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. Launch Complex: Xichang LC2. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 2E.- Badr-A - . Payload: Badr 1 + R&D. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Suparco. Class: Technology. Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft: Badr. Decay Date: 1990-12-08 . USAF Sat Cat: 20685 . COSPAR: 1990-059A. Apogee: 988 km (613 mi). Perigee: 208 km (129 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 96.70 min. First launch of new Chinese launch vehicle. Experimental Pakistani payload..
1998 April 6
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1998 May 29
- Pakistan stages five nuclear tests in response to India's - . Nation: Pakistan.
1999 January 15
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1999 April 14
05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
1999 April 15
04:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2000 Feb
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf I.2001 December 10
17:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2.- Badr B - . Mass: 70 kg (154 lb). Nation: Pakistan. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: SIL. Class: Surveillance. Type: Military surveillance satellite. Spacecraft: Badr. USAF Sat Cat: 27003 . COSPAR: 2001-056C. Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min. Badr B was Pakistan's second satellite. Built in collaboration with the English company SIL, it had a mass of 70 kg and carried an Earth imager..
2002 May 25
04:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2002 May 26
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2002 May 26
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf II.2002 October 4
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2003 March 26
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf II.2003 October 3
03:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2003 October 8
03:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2003 October 14
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2004 March 9
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Shaheen 2 test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Some sources give missile as Shaheen 3..
2004 May 29
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Ghauri test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2004 June 4
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2004 October 12
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Ghauri test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
2004 November 29
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2004 December 8
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2005 March 19
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Shaheen 2 test - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
2005 March 31
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf II.2006 April 29
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
2006 Jun
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2006 November 16
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Ghauri test launch - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2006 November 29
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2006 December 9
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2007 February 23
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
2007 March 3
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: Stromboli. Launch Vehicle: Hatf II.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2008 January 25
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2008 February 1
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.2008 February 13
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2008 April 19
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
2008 April 21
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).
2008 July 7
21:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA3. LV Family: Ariane 5. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5ECA.- Badr 6 - . Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: Pakistan. Agency: Arianespace. Class: Communications. Type: Military communications satellite. Spacecraft: Badr. USAF Sat Cat: 33154 . COSPAR: 2008-034B. Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Perigee: 35,770 km (22,220 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
2010 May 8
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2010 May 8
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-11. Launch Vehicle: Ghaznavi.2010 December 21
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.2011 August 11
16:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Xichang. LV Family: CZ. Launch Vehicle: Chang Zheng 3B.- Paksat 1R - . Mass: 5,120 kg (11,280 lb). Nation: Pakistan. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: DFH-4. USAF Sat Cat: 37779 . COSPAR: 2011-042A. Apogee: 35,793 km (22,240 mi). Perigee: 35,779 km (22,231 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.00 min. Communications satellite to replace Paksat 1, the former Palapa C1..
2012 April 25
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1A.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). R&D flight..
2012 November 28
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- Haft-5 - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Operational test..
2013 April 10
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Haft-IV RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.
2013 November 21
07:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Dombarovskiy. Launch Pad: xxx. LV Family: R-36M. Launch Vehicle: Dnepr.- ICUBE-1 - . Mass: 2.00 kg (4.40 lb). Nation: Pakistan. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Spacecraft: Cubesat. USAF Sat Cat: 39432 . COSPAR: 2013-066S. Apogee: 634 km (393 mi). Perigee: 587 km (364 mi). Inclination: 97.78 deg. Period: 96.90 min. 2U cubesat from Unisat-5 for Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad. Successful. First Pakistani cubesat..
2014 November 13
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-21. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 2.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test flight..
2014 November 17
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1A.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test flight..
2015 March 9
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 3.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test flight..
2015 April 15
Launch Site: Tilla. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Ghauri.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). Test flight..
2015 December 11
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 3.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Arabian Sea..
2015 December 15
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Arabian Sea..