In recent news, representatives of a Pakistani company met with Russian officials to discuss custom-made weather satellites, which Pakistan would subsequently acquire if the discussions go as planned.
Harun Karchaev, Deputy Director-General of the Lavochkin Science and Production Association (LSPA), a subsidiary of Roscosmos, stated that he had previously had preliminary discussions about the project during the Dubai Airshow.
Roscosmos stated that:
“With representatives of one of the Pakistani companies, we discussed the possibility of developing a spacecraft to monitor meteorologic conditions in the interests of Pakistan.”
The prospects for collaboration in the provision of services for the launch of nano space and microcosmic spacecraft utilising the Fregat upper stage, which also includes the Karat space-based platform, were discussed during the respective negotiations.