  Sonmiani Flight Test Range location in Pakistan | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Sonmiani, Balochistan, Pakistan 25°12′N 66°45′E / 25.200°N 66.750°E |
| Parent agency | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) |
| Website | NTI Sonmani FTR |
| Map | |
 Sonmani Flight Test Range though its accuracy is questionable. | |
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The Flight Test Range (FTR) at Sonmiani Beach is a rocket launch site in Balochistan, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
The facility is operated by the Space Research Commission since 1961, initially focusing on supporting civilian space program involving the launch of sounding rockets but its present mission has now been moved towards national security programs.: 118 [2][3]
- ^ "Sonmiani". www.astronautix.com.
- ^ Dinshaw, Mistry, Containing Missile Proliferation: Strategic Technology, Security Regimes, and International Cooperation in Arms Control (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2003), p. 118
- ^ "Sonmiani Flight Test Range". Retrieved 19 March 2023.