 The organisation, however, suffers from minute budget amount and lack of indigenous programmes.Established in its modern form on 16 September 1961 by an executive order of President of Pakistan, it is headquartered in Karachi, Sindh Province of Pakistan.The country's first satellite, "Badr-I", was built by the SUPARCO and launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China on July 16, 1990.