❖ Pakistan's lunar mission iCube-Q was launched on board of China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe.

❖ The iCube-Q orbiter would carry two optical cameras to capture images of the lunar surface. 

❖ It has been designed and developed by Pakistan's Institute of Space Technology (IST) in collaboration with China's Shanghai University and Pakistan's national space agency.

❖ The Chang'e-6 mission aims to collect soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon.