Göktürk 2
| Göktürk 2 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Reconnaissance satellite |
| Country: |
 Turkey
|
| COSPAR-ID : | 2012-073A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 450 kg |
| Begin: | December 18, 2012, 3:13 pm UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan |
| Launcher: | Long March 2D |
| Flight duration: | 5 years |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 98.3 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.2 ° |
| Apogee height : | 697 km |
| Perigee height : | 676 km |
Göktürk 2 is a reconnaissance satellite that was largely developed and built in Turkey .
It was brought into sun-synchronous orbit on December 18, 2012 at 16:13 CET with a Long March 2D launcher from the Chinese rocket launch site in Jiuquan .
The actual predecessor Göktürk 1 was only launched in December 2016. A contract between Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, on the one hand, and the Turkish Ministry of Defense, on the other hand, to build a reconnaissance satellite with a resolution of less than one meter was signed in December 2008. Telespazio was supposed to involve local Turkish companies in the development of the satellite systems and a ground segment.
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a multispectral camera built in South Korea and has a resolution of 2.5 m panchromatic , 10 m multispectral and 20 m in the near infrared range as well as a swath width of 20 km. The storage capacity on board the satellite is 15 GB. The solar cell boom comes from the German company SpaceTech from Immenstaad. Göktürk 2 was built for the Turkish Ministry of Defense and has a planned lifespan of five years. In addition to military tasks, it should also serve civil tasks such as environmental and disaster protection.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Railway data according to GOKTURK 2. n2yo, April 2, 2013, accessed on April 2, 2013 (English).
- ^ Günther Glatzel: Turkish reconnaissance satellite launched. raumfahrer.net, December 20, 2012, accessed on December 21, 2012 .
- ↑ NASASpaceFlight.com: China end 2012 with Long March 2D launch of Göktürk-2