Chronology of Pakistan's rocket tests

Chronology of Pakistan's rocket tests

These are tables showing all the tests of rockets that have been carried out in Pakistan since the early 1960s. Note that at the bottom of the list, some of the recent ballistic missile tests have also been mentioned.

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June 7, 1962 - April 28, 1972

Date Time Launch Site Launch Vehicle Model LV Configuration Agency Apogee References Level
1962 June 7 14:45 GMT Sonmiani Nike-Cajun Nike Cajun Nike Cajun Rehbar 1 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 126 km (78 mi) 1592 1
1962 June 11 14:50 GMT Sonmiani Nike-Cajun Nike Cajun Nike Cajun Rehbar 2 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 116 km (72 mi) 1592 1
1964 March 18 Sonmiani Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 80 km (49 mi) 1716 1
1966 January 12 12:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart SUPARCO 19/66 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 58 km (36 mi) 1592 2
1966 January 26 12:18 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart SUPARCO 20/66 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 61 km (37 mi) 1592 2
1966 February 16 04:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart SUPARCO 21/66 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1966 February 16 13:36 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart SUPARCO 22/66 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 60 km (37 mi) 1592 2
1967 May 3 14:29 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 15 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 150 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1967 May 5 14:49 GMT Sonmiani Dragon Dragon D33? Shahpar-1 Test mission: SUPARCO 423 km (262 mi) 1592 1
1967 May 7 14:30 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 16 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 150 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1968 March 23 19:04 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 17 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 146 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1968 March 29 19:20 GMT Sonmiani Dragon Dragon D34? Shahpar-2 Test mission: SUPARCO 420 km (260 mi) 1592 1
1968 April 3 05:38 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 18 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 146 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1969 February 9 13:46 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 19. FAILURE: Failure Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 55 km (34 mi) 1592 2
1969 February 13 13:48 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure Rehbar 20. FAILURE: Failure Aeronomy mission Agency: SUPARCO 12 km (7 mi) 1592 2.
1969 March 31 14:18 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure 2B Centaure 2B SUP Rehnuma 1 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 138 km (85 mi) 1592 1
1969 June 20 14:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 59 km (36 mi) 1592 2
1969 July 16 14:34 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 65 km (40 mi) 1592 2
1969 July 30 14:45 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1969 August 15 14:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 65 km (40 mi) 1592 2
1969 September 10 14:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2.
1969 October 22 14:10 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-047/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2.
1969 November 19 14:35 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-048/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2.
1969 November 20 13:50 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-049/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1969 December 17 13:10 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-050/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1969 December 31 13:15 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-051/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 January 14 13:00 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-052/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 January 14 15:15 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-054/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 56 km (34 mi) 1592 2
1970 January 14 14:00 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-052/69 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 February 11 13:30 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-055/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1970 March 11 16:10 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-057/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1970 March 11 15:15 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-056/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 March 27 Sonmiani Nike-Cajun Nike Cajun Nike Cajun Rehbar 21 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 100 km (60 mi) 1557 2
1970 March 28 15:45 GMT Sonmiani Nike-Cajun Nike Cajun Nike Cajun Rehbar 22 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 141 km (87 mi) 1592 1
1970 March 28 16:40 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-058/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1970 April 15 14:45 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-060/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 66 km (41 mi) 1592 2
1970 April 15 13:45 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-059/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 June 17 - 14:50 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-062/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 64 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1970 July 15 15:05 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Judi-Dart SUPARCO-063/70 Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 63 km (39 mi) 1592 2
1970 October 21 15:45 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 November 25 13:15 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 2
1970 December 30 15:40 GMT Sonmiani Judi-Dart Aeronomy mission: SUPARCO 75 km (46 mi) 1592 1
1972 April 7 14:20 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure 1 Centaure 1 Rehbar 23 Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission: SUPARCO 150 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1972 April 8 14:18 GMT Sonmiani Centaure Centaure 1 Centaure 1 Rehbar 24 Aeronomy/Ionosphere mission: SUPARCO 150 km (90 mi) 1592 1
1972 April 28 00:10 GMT Sonmiani Dragon Dragon 2B Dragon 2B SUP Shahpar-3 Test mission: SUPARCO 400 km (240 mi) 1592 1

July 16, 1990

Date Time Launch Site Launch Complex Launch Pad Launch Vehicle Model LV Configuration
1990 July 16 (See Badr-A table below) 00:40 GMT Xichang LC2 LC2 CZ-2E Chang Zheng 2E Chang Zheng 2E CZ2E-1 (23)

Badr-A

  • First launch of new Chinese launch vehicle. It had an experimental Pakistani payload.
Payload Mass Class Type Spacecraft Agency Perigee Apogee Inclination Period COSPAR USAF Sat Cat Decay Date References Level
Badr 1 + R&D 52 kg (114 lb) Technology Comsat Badr Suparco 208 km (129 mi) 988 km (613 mi) 28.50 deg 96.70 min 1990-059A 20685 1990-12-08 1, 2, 5, 6. 1

April 6, 1998 - April 15, 1999

Date Time Launch Site Launch Vehicle LV Configuration FAILURE Agency Apogee References Level
1998 April 6 Tilla Ghauri Failure Test mission: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1
1999 Jan 15? Sonmiani Shaheen-I Failure Test mission: Pakistan (PAEC) 1823 1
1999 April 14 05:35 GMT Tilla Ghauri Ghauri Ghauri-2/Hatf-6 Test mission: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1
1999 April 15 04:58 GMT Sonmiani Shaheen 1 Test mission: Pakistan (PAEC) 100 km (60 mi) 1823 1

December 10, 2001

Date Time Launch Site Launch Complex Launch Pad Launch Vehicle Model LV Configuration
2001 December 10 (See Badr-B table below) 17:18 GMT Baikonur LC45 LC45/1 Zenit-2 Zenit-2 Zenit-2 19L (1381573091)

Badr-B

  • 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.
Mass Class Type Spacecraft Manufacturer Agency Perigee Apogee Inclination COSPAR USAF Sat Cat References Level
70 kg (154 lb) Surveillance Military Badr-B SUPARCO (Pakistan) and Rosaviakosmos (Russia) SUPARCO 996 km (618 mi) 1,015 km (630 mi) 99.70 deg 2001-056C 27003 4, 296, 552, 554 1

May 25, 2002 - November 16, 2006

Date Time Launch Site Launch Vehicle LV Configuration Agency Apogee References Level
2002 May 25 04:30 GMT Tilla Ghauri Ghauri Ghauri II Test mission: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1
2002 October 4 02:30 GMT Sonmiani Shaheen 1 Test mission: Pakistan (PAEC) 100 km (60 mi) 1823 1.
2002 October 8 Sonmiani Shaheen 1 Test mission: Pakistan (PAEC) 100 km (60 mi) 1823 1.
2004 March 9 Tilla Shaheen 3 Hatf 6 Shaheen 3 test 554 1
2004 May 29 Tilla Ghauri Ghauri test: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1
2004 June 4 Tilla Ghauri Test mission: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1
2004 October 12 Tilla Ghauri Ghauri test: Pakistan (KRL) 150 km (90 mi) 1823 1.
2005 March 19 Tilla Shaheen 2 Hatf 6 Shaheen 2 test 1
2006 November 16 Tilla Ghauri Ghauri test launch 1

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