| Motto | "O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge" |
|---|---|
| Parent institution | University of Karachi |
| Founder(s) | Prof. Dr. Jawaid Quamar |
| Established | 1994 |
| Focus | Astrophysics and Mathematics research |
| President | Muhammad Ajmal Khan, PhD, |
| Director | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 8 |
| Staff | 7 |
| Key people | Prof. Jawaid Quamar, Ph.D. |
| Owner | University of Karachi |
| Address | University Road, Karachi |
| Location | , |
| Coordinates | 24°55′50″N 67°6′55″E / 24.93056°N 67.11528°E |
The Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, also known as by its abbreviation ISPA, is a premier and national research institute of the University of Karachi, engaging the theoretical and applied studies and research into topics pertaining to Astronomy, Astrophysics, Satellite Communication, Space Flight Dynamics, Atmospheric Science, Climatology, GIS & Remote Sensing and other related subjects.[1][2] The institute has network of various mathematics and physics laboratories located in various universities of Pakistan, while it operates a single Karachi University Astrophysics Observatory.