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- ↑ "PAKSAT MM-1: Pakistan set to launch second satellite into space". 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Pakistan's second communication satellite PAKSAT MM-1 launched into space". 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Suparco to launch satellite mission 'PAKSAT MM1' on 30th". 27 May 2024.
- ↑ "Pakistan launches another modern communication satellite into space".
- ↑ https://www.cgwic.com/news/2024/20240530.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "PakSAT-MM 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ "PAKSAT-MM1 – PAKSAT International" . Retrieved 2024-08-03.