# PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3)
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## Specifications
- **operator**: suparco
- **current status**: operational
- **actual launch**: 2026-04-25
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous
- **platform**: prsc-eos-small-satellite-platform
- **launch vehicle**: casc-long-march-6
- **tasking supported**: false
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: suparco
- **attributes**: {"operator":"suparco","current_status":"operational","actual_launch":"2026-04-25","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous","platform":"prsc-eos-small-satellite-platform","launch_vehicle":"casc-long-march-6","tasking_supported":false}

## Editorial
PRSC-EO3 is a Pakistan remote-sensing satellite in the PRSC-EO constellation, also known as Kaukab EO-3.[^cgwic-prsc-eo3-launch] Long March-6 launched the spacecraft from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 20:15 on 2026-04-25 and delivered it to its designated orbit[^cgwic-prsc-eo3-launch]. The spacecraft carries a high-resolution optical payload.[^cgwic-prsc-eo3-launch] Its imagery supports land mapping, agricultural classification and assessment, urban and rural planning, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring and management, surveying, and natural-resource protection.[^cgwic-prsc-eo3-launch]

## Compositional position
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[mission_payloads]--> prsc-eo3-optical-payload (products)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[mission_buses]--> prsc-eos-small-satellite-platform (products)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[related-topic]--> crop-type (topics)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[related-topic]--> urban-change (topics)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- PRSC-EO3 (Pakistan Remote Sensing Constellation - Earth Observation 3) --[related-topic]--> deforestation (topics)

## Sources
- [cgwic-prsc-eo3-launch] | CGWIC successfully launches PRSC-EO3 satellite for SUPARCO by Long March-6 | https://en.cgwic.com/News/2026/20260425.html | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-21

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