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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Göktürk-1A
Launched
December 5, 2016
Summary
Göktürk-1A launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 5, 2016. It was Arianespace's 250th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Vega flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Gokturk-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 686 × 699 km orbit inclined 98.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Images rapprochées du décollage de VegaCentre spatial guyanais
- Flight VV08 | Vega Best of Liftoff | Arianespacearianespace
- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 8th Vega flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 250th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,605th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Gokturk-1 · NORAD 41875 · 2016-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-073A
- Epoch
- 2016-12-05 15:38:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.62406572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009009
- Inclination
- 98.1369°
- Ascending node
- 232.3751°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.7737°
- Mean anomaly
- 283.2308°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Gokturk-1 · NORAD 41875 · in orbit
Vega AVUM VV08 · deorbited December 5, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
34th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 265th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Göktürk-1A launch?
Göktürk-1A launched on December 5, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Göktürk-1A?
Coverage: Images rapprochées du décollage de Vega; Flight VV08 | Vega Best of Liftoff | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Göktürk-1A?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did Göktürk-1A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Göktürk-1A reach?
Gokturk-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 686 × 699 km orbit inclined 98.1°.
How many satellites did Göktürk-1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).