For the first time in the history Pakistan is launching its own lunar mission ICUBE-QAMAR, with the help of China.
ICUBE-Q has been taken off on may 3, reported the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan. As per the information given by Pakistan's Institution of Space and Technology, the satellite is created and advanced by them with cooperation of China Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Pakistan National Space Agency SUPARCO.
The Lunar Photojournal stated that the ICUBE-Q orbiter is equipped with two optical cameras for imaging the lunar surface. ICUBE-Q has now been successfully integrated with the Chang'e 6 mission after qualification and testing.
China has undertaken the first ever mission to gather samples from the moon’s surface from far side.
With samples comprising material expelled from the lunar mantle, the Chinese mission hopes to provide light on the past of the solar system, the moon, and Earth.
A student-built payload was sent to the Moon as part of the Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization's mission, according to the Institute of Space Technology's website, which was authorized by China's national space agency.
A comprehensive review resulted in the device created by the Pakistani institution being chosen for the intended use.
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