Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 1 May 2026
China launches Pakistani satellite PRSC-EO3
Exam-focused facts from the 1 May 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- China launched the Pakistani satellite PRSC-EO3 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province.
- The satellite was launched using a Long March-6 carrier rocket.
- PRSC-EO3 is the fourth Pakistani satellite launched by China since last year.
- Two Pakistani nationals arrived in Beijing on April 24 for training at the Astronaut Centre of China.
- The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced that one of the trainees will participate in a space mission as a payload specialist, becoming the first foreign astronaut to board the Tiangong space station.