Pakistan Reaches for the Stars, Then Trips Over an Old Photograph

The gap in question has historical roots. For instance, when Pervez Musharraf announced that Pakistan had become a leading country in terms of space technology in relation to India sometime between 200 and -2003, he used the fact of Paksat-1 as his key argument. This particular satellite, however, had to pass through many hands before ending up in Pakistan, including being designed by Hughes for Indonesia, having troubles with batteries installed in it,t and finally being purchased by Pakistan from Hughes Global Services and relocated to its orbit position at 38° East.