Pakistan’s first satellite mission ‘iCube Qamar’ has successfully entered the moon’s orbit and its first image has been released.
Institute of Space Technology informed Geo News that iCube Qamar successfully entered lunar orbit on May 8 and has completed three orbits around the moon.
The mission will orbit the Moon for about three to six months.
According to the Institute of Space Technology, the first Pakistani satellite completes its orbit in 12 hours. Qamar’s signals will be received on Earth after traveling a distance of 360,000 to 400,000 km.
The spokesman said that in-orbit testing of iCube Qamar’s controllers, subsystems, and protocols is ongoing. The mission will remain in experimental stages for five to six days after reaching the lunar orbit.
iCube Qamar was sent into space with the Chinese mission Cheng 6 on May 3 from the Hainan Space Launch Site.
