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

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 2732 Views French Guiana, Göktürk, Göktürk-1A

Europe’s Vega rocket blasts off from the Guiana Space Center on its year-closing mission, thundering into mostly clear skies with the Göktürk-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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Photos: Vega Rocket Assembly for closing Launch of 2016

November 28, 2016 Patrick Blau 2862 Views French Guiana, Göktürk, Göktürk-1A

Vega – the light-lifter in Arianespace’s rocket family – is assembled at the ZLV launch site of the Guiana Space Center for its closing launch of 2016 with the Göktürk-1A satellite for the Turkish Ministry of Defence.

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

November 28, 2016 Patrick Blau 2710 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