Pakistan is all set to launch an observatory satellite next month. According to reports, the indigenously developed satellite can be used to study various features of Earth and determine mineral deposits and impacts of climate change.

PakTES-1A weighs a whopping 285 kilogram and is expected to remain stationary in space. Fitted with sensors and cameras, the satellite will help study the various features of Earth and determine mineral deposits.

The satellite will also help study the impacts of climate change such as recession of melting glaciers, greenhouse gasses, detect forest fires and even solve problems related to agriculture and forestry.

India has been launching such observatory satellite since the 1970s, PTI reported.

(With inputs from PTI)