CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Gokturk-2
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Full Name
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Gokturk-2
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Status
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Operational (extended)
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Mission Agencies
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TUBITAK
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Launch Date
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18 Dec 2012
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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Dec 2025
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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98.3 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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98.1 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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684 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:30
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Repeat Cycle
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0 days
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Objectives and Applications
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Gokturk-2 is a high-resolution optical reconnaissance and Earth observation mission (dual use - civil and defense) of the Turkish government's Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM). In July 2009, an agreement was signed in Ankara with the Italian space systems company Telespazio (Finemeccanica/Thales) to built the Göktürk spacecraft plus training and ground facilities.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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