RASAT
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| Mission type | Earth observation |
|---|---|
| Operator | State Planning Organization (DPT) |
| COSPAR ID | 2011-044D |
| SATCAT no. | 37791 |
| Website | rasat |
| Mission duration | Planned: 3 years[1] Final: 11 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) |
| Launch mass | 93 kilograms (205 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 17, 2011, 08:12:20 UTC |
| Rocket | Dnepr |
| Launch site | Dombarovsky 370/13 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | August 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Period | 98.8 minutes[1] |
RASAT was an Earth observation satellite designed and developed by TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) and produced in Turkey to provide high resolution imagery. It was the first remote sensing satellite fully realized in Turkey, and the second indigenously developed remote sensing satellite after BILSAT-1.[1][2]
Financed by the
Mission
Projected for a mission duration of three years, RASAT is on a
Images
The first images were received in Ankara on October 8, 2011.
As of November 15, 2015, RASAT took images of 9,546,200 km2 (3,685,800 sq mi) Earth surface on 22,699 orbits since its launch on August 17, 2011.[8]
A research project, named "Geoportal", was launched by Ministry of Development on January 15, 2013, with an application run-time of four years.[8] Images were uploaded on August 19, 2014, to the portal, which is open to use by public services and universities.[6] As of November 17, 2015, 6,517 processed images captured by RASAT were uploaded to GEZGIN portal.[8]
End of mission
RASAT was retired in August 2022, after operating for 11 years. Over its lifetime, RASAT took 13,362 images over 58,726 orbits.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "RASAT Hakkında" (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK UZAY. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ a b c d "İlk yerli gözlem uydusu Rasat uzayda". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "Fırlatma Başarı İle Gerçekleşti; Rasat Uzayda ve İlk Sinyallerini Verdi" (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK UZAY. 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ a b "İşte Türkiye'nin Uzay Programı" (in Turkish). Savunma >>sanayi Net. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ "Past Missions". Satrec Initiative. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ a b "RASAT Görüntüleri Kullanılarak Türkiye Mozaiği Oluşturuldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırmalar Kurumu. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ^ a b "Türk uydusunun uzaydan çektiği ilk görüntüler". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ a b c d Deveci, Hüsne Seda. "GEZGİN "RASAT Uydusu Görüntüleri Portalı"" (PDF) (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ "RASAT, Uzaydaki Görevinin İlk Yılını Başarıyla Tamamladı" (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK UZAY. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "İlk yerli gözlem uydusu emekliye ayrıldı" [First domestic observation satellite retired]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
