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Vega | Göktürk-1A
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Göktürk-1A

Vega

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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Vega
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Provider
Arianespace

The vehicle

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Vega
Launch vehicle

Vega

Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.

Height
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
Stages
4
Recorded launches
22
First flight
2012-02-13

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1h 31m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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