Vega | Göktürk-1A
Göktürk-1A is a high resolution earth observation satellite (greater than 50 cm) designed and developed for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence by the Italian space service company Telespazio. The Göktürk-1A satellite has a dry weight of about 1,000 kg and a design life of seven years. Its observation payload includes a high resolution optical instrument and an onboard X-band digital imaging system to handle data compression, storage and downloading.
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
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Mission Profile
Göktürk-1A was a Vega mission operated by Arianespace that lifted off from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 5, 2016. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The launch was a success.