Six Satellites In 16 Months: How Pakistan Expanded Its Space-Based Monitoring Network, Are They Quietly Spying On India?

18 PAKISTANI SATELLITES: Over the last year and a half, Pakistan has really stepped up its Earth-observation satellite game, launching six new satellites between January 2025 and June 2026. ThePrint reports that most of these satellites are set up to keep a close eye on India, especially up north in places like Jammu and Kashmir. This comes just a bit more than a year after India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire following Operation Sindoor. Things have stayed pretty calm on the ground, but behind the scenes, Pakistan has quietly boosted its space-based surveillance power. China’s been backing them up,…