Photos: Turkey’s Göktürk-1A Imaging Satellite Prepares for Launch

November 28, 2016 Patrick Blau 2704 Views French Guiana, Göktürk, Göktürk-1A

The Göktürk-1A imaging satellite is prepared for liftoff from the Guiana Space Center atop a Vega Rocket in December 2016, going through final testing activities before being loaded with propellants and installed atop its ride into a planned 700-Kilometer orbit from where the satellite will deliver imagery for reconnaissance and civilian applications.

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