Göktürk-1 ( tour Göktürk-1 ) is a high-resolution Earth observation satellite (over 50 cm). Designed and created by the Italian space services company Telespazio with the participation of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) and Turkish manufacturer of tactical military radios and defense electronics Aselsan, for the Turkish Ministry of National Defense [1] .
| Göktürk-1 | |
|---|---|
| Göktürk-1 | |
 Göktürk-1 model at the Turkish Aerospace Industries booth at IDEF'15 | |
| Customer |  Ministry of National Defense of Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Telespazio Thales alenia space Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) |
| Operator | |
| Satellite | Of the earth |
| Launch pad |  Kuru |
| Launch vehicle | Vega |
| Launch | 11/05/2016, 13:52 UTC |
| NSSDC ID | 2016-073A |
| SCN | 41875 |
The Göktürk-1 construction agreement was signed on July 13, 2009 between the Ministry of National Defense and Telespazio, a joint venture of Finmeccanica / Thales Group , which entered into force on July 19, 2009. Thales Alenia Space is responsible for supplying the satellite platform . As part of the project, a facility for the assembly, integration and testing of spacecraft (UMET) weighing up to 5,000 kg was created in Turkey, which is considered a critical infrastructure. The project is estimated at more than € 250 million [2] [3] .
The satellite tracking equipment has a resolution of 0.8 m and is intended for reconnaissance anywhere on the earth, without geographical restrictions. In addition, the satellite will be used in solving various civil tasks of mapping, research on vegetation cover, used in geology , used to monitor ecosystems. Its capabilities can be used in disaster management , as well as for environmental control . The satellite will also be used to provide coastal and water management functions [2] [3] .
Content
- 1 Dispute with Israel
- 2 Preparation and launch
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Dispute with Israel
Israel has launched a campaign of pressure on the French company Thales Group , which is one of the shareholders of Telespazio. Israel expressed concern that high-resolution images of Israeli territory created by Göktürk-1 could ultimately fall into the wrong hands. Israel, which supplies some important electro-optical satellite elements for high-tech cameras from the Thales Group, requires that the Gökütürk-1 must be designed in such a way that it does not have to perceive the image while flying over Israel [4] .
Turkey, after receiving such information, demanded from the contractor Thales Group that it must prove that the satellite can take pictures from any desired location. At first, the French manufacturer rejected this requirement, but later, as the Turkish side suspended payments, agreed to the requirements of Turkey [4] .
Turkish officials requested an additional experienced and well-known space company that could also make a guaranteed launch of the satellite, which the French side refused, arguing that there are not enough experienced satellite companies that could reduce the cost of launch [4] .
Prepare and Run
After numerous delays caused by political and economic disputes, the satellite was launched from the Kourou Cosmodrome on December 05, 2016, at 13:52 UTC, using the Vega launch vehicle [5] . For safety, two satellite companies were selected that could build an even more powerful Göktürk-1B satellite in the event of an unsuccessful launch [6] .
See also
- Göktürk-2 is another satellite of the Gökütürk series of Earth observation (but with a lower resolution compared to Göktürk-1). It was successfully launched into orbit on December 18, 2012, and is currently transmitting images.
- Goekturk-3
Notes
- ↑ turkey-space-programs-gokturk-turksat-satellite-tusas-tai-telespazio
- ↑ 1 2 Göktürk-1 (tour.) (Unavailable link) . TAI Date of treatment January 27, 2013. Archived November 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Göktürk 1 . Gunter Space Page. Date of treatment January 27, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Soncan, Emre. Ankara-Paris arasında 'Göktürk-1 savaşı' ( turkish ) (neopr.) ? (unavailable link) (December 27, 2012). Date of treatment January 27, 2013. Archived January 27, 2013.
- ↑ Vega rocket with Turkish military satellite launched from French Guiana . TASS . Date of treatment December 6, 2016.
- ↑ Peter B. de Selding. Turkey's Gokturk-1 Reconnaissance Satellite Finally Cleared for Export . SpaceNews (April 23, 2015). Date of treatment November 22, 2016.