The first observation of domestic observation satellite in space!

Designed and manufactured in Turkey

successfully launch the first earth observation satellite observation fırlatıldı.TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TUBITAK SPACE) by the SPO provided by the source in Turkey's first earth observation satellite, designed and manufactured in the Russian Federation, Orenburg Kazakhstan border Located in the Yasny launch base in the Dnepr launch tool, sent into space.

Dnepr launch vehicle with the observation of Nigeria, Ukraine, Italy and the United States had a total of 7 satellite. Today's launch, the launch vehicle 17 was a commercial launch.

TUBITAK SPACE facilities due to the participation of representatives of various institutions

Throwing a meeting was held. Director Dr. TUBITAK SPACE. Ugur Murat Leloğlu, throwing all the information regarding the process following the meeting with the participants shared the second by second. Communicate with the Turkish team was established at the meeting Yassny Throwing Üssü'ndeki.

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Turkey with time at 969 seconds after launch from 687 km altitude of observation over the world successfully placed in orbit around the target.

RASAT'tan

the first signals, the ground station facilities in Ankara, TUBITAK UZAY 11:50 'were also successful.

Commissioning phase will last 15 days in

RASAT'a necessary software installed, the modules and the satellite and the satellite will capture the first images to Earth of this reduction is scheduled to be tested. For this purpose, the ground station facilities in Ankara, TUBITAK UZAY Andoya Ground Station in Norway to be used with.

The main local as a module called WISE RASAT'ta

satellite mission computer and flight software running on the traveler's image processing module, called X-band communication module and Treks.

7.5 meters in black and white, 15-meter multi-spectral imaging capable of placing into orbit of approximately 100 kilograms in weight with RASAT, satellite systems are designed and developed by Turkey in space flight history of working successfully tested in space will be gained.

Task is predicted to be 3 years of life provided by RASAT of satellite imagery in urban and regional planning, forestry, agriculture, disaster management and the use of similar purposes are planned.