Europe’s Vega Rocket lifts Turkish Imaging Satellite into Orbit

Vega – the smallest member of Arianespace’s rocket fleet – lifted off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on Monday, carrying into orbit a high-resolution imaging satellite for operation by the Turkish Ministry of Defence.

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Photos: Vega Rocket blasts off from French Guiana with Turkish Imaging Satellite

Europe’s Vega rocket blasts off from the Guiana Space Center on its year-closing mission, thundering into mostly clear skies with the GöktĂŒrk-1A imaging satellite that will give the Turkish Ministry of Defence its sharpest eye in the sky for the collection of reconnaissance and Earth observation imagery.

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Video: Vega Rocket lifts off with GöktĂŒrk-1A Imaging Satellite

Europe’s Vega rocket blasts off from the Guiana Space Center on its year-closing mission, thundering into mostly clear skies with the GöktĂŒrk-1A imaging satellite that will give the Turkish Ministry of Defence its sharpest eye in the sky for the collection of reconnaissance and Earth observation imagery.

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