Arianespace Vega Göktürk-1A
Vega
Status
Success
Date
5 DEC 2016
13:51
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Vega
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Height
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
Launch Mass
137 T
Thrust
2,974 kN
