Launch Overview
Vehicle
Vega
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ZLV
Outcome
Success
Flight
VV08
COSPAR Designator
2016-073
Mission
Göktürk-1A (Earth Science)
Göktürk-1A is a high resolution earth observation satellite (greater than 50 cm) designed and developed for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence by the Italian space service company Telespazio. The Göktürk-1A satellite has a dry weight of about 1,000 kg and a design life of seven years. Its observation payload includes a high resolution optical instrument and an onboard X-band digital imaging system to handle data compression, storage and downloading.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Vega
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
250 (10 YTD)
Site launches
265 (10 YTD)
Pad launches
34 (2 YTD)