NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Göktürk-1A

Launch Time
Mon Dec 05, 2016 13:51 UTC

Flight VV08.

Rocket

Vega
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Price: $37.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 2,200 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,436 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 29.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.6 m
Fairing Height: 7.88 m

Mission Details

Göktürk-1A

Göktürk-1 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 with technological input from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) and Aselsan of Turkey.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,060.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

2016

75th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

243rd mission
10th mission of 2016
235th successful mission
26th consecutive successful mission

Vega

8th mission
2nd mission of 2016
8th successful mission