Göktürk-2

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Göktürk-2
Turkish Ministry of National Defence
COSPAR ID2012-073A[1]
SATCAT no.39030[1]
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY)
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ)
Launch mass400 kilograms (880 lb)[2]
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 18, 2012, 16:12:52 (2012-12-18UTC16:12:52Z) UTC
RocketChang Zheng 2D
Launch siteJiuquan LA-4/SLS-2
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Inclination98 degrees[2]
Period98 minutes[2]
 

Göktürk-2 is an

Turkish Ministry of National Defence.[1][2][3][4]

Göktürk-2 was launched from

UTC on December 18, 2012, one day before the initial schedule due to poor weather conditions in the region. Equipped with state of the art advanced technology developed by Turkey and a series of new enhancements to provide improved high resolution imagery, it was placed at 16:26 UTC into a low Earth orbit of 686 km (426 mi). The first signal from Göktürk-2 was received at 17:39 UTC in the Tromsø Satellite Station, northern Norway.[2][3][4][5]

Produced with 80 per cent indigenously developed technology and 100% domestically developed software,

Izmir.[2][3][7][8]

Resolution and payload

Rahmi Güçlü of Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, an engineer appointed by the Government of Turkey to audit and report on the Göktürk-2 program, has claimed that the imagery obtained from space by Göktürk-2 satellite can be used to identify even individuals, due to the state-of-the-art software filters they have developed and that the Turkish Government has already begun using the technology for obtaining intelligence on the military operations of several countries in the region.[9][10]

In addition to its primary military

environmental control, coastal zone management, and water resources.[2]

The satellite is part of a family of Göktürk earth observations satellites, which Turkey is developing in order to increase its intelligence resources. As of December 2012, Göktürk-1 is in production and Göktürk-3 in project phase.[11]

Foreign input

SpaceTech GmbH Immenstaad has supplied the solar generator system, which consists of the following:[12]

  • three solar panels (including photovoltaic assembly),
  • panel deployment mechanisms,
  • the pyro drive module (PDM) electronics executing the deployment sequence of the mechanism.

Israeli objections

Israel had repeatedly voiced its objection to the launch of the Göktürk family of satellites by Turkey, stating that it would be used to obtain high resolution imagery of Israel, which could eventually fall into the wrong hands.[13][14][15][16][17]

Turkish Prime Minister

Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Israeli objections, stating that Turkey is a sovereign nation and as such it would not allow any Israeli interference with Turkey's decision to design, develop, manufacture and launch high resolution intelligence satellites.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gokturk 2". NASA. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Barbosa, Rui C. (2012-12-18). "China end 2012 with Long March 2D launch of Göktürk-2". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Yerli keşif uydusu Göktürk 2 uzaya fırlatıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  4. ^ a b "Göktürk-2 uzaya fırlatıldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  5. ^ "Göktürk 2, yörüngeye ulaştı". Radikal (in Turkish). 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  6. ^ Tamer, Meral. "Göktürk 2 uydusundan ilk görüntü geldi". Milliyet Ekonomi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  7. ^ "First images received from Gokturk-2 satellite". Turkish Press. 2012-12-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  8. ^ "Turkey's Gokturk-2 satellite receives first images". World Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  9. ^ Sonay, Nesrullah (2012-12-29). "Göktürk-2 kulislerine cevap". Bugün Teknoloji (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  10. ^ "Göktürk-2'den Rahatsız Oldular!". Haber Vakti (in Turkish). 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  11. ^ "İşte Türkiye'nin Uzay Programı" (in Turkish). Savunma Sanayi Net. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  12. ^ "GökTürk-2 Solar Panels". SpaceTech GmbH Immenstaad. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  13. ^ a b Stephen Chen (2012-12-13). "Controversial Turkish satellite launch caps year for China's space programme". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  14. ^ "Turkey, Israel to face new crisis over Göktürk project". Today's Zaman. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  15. ^ "Turkish satellite to roll back Israel's turf veil". Reuters. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  16. ^ "Israel, Turkey to clash over Gokturk satellite - report". Globes. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  17. ^ "Turkish satellite to roll back Israel's turf veil". Al Arabiya. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20.

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