Objectives and Applications
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 (Finmeccanica/Thales) to built the Göktürk spacecraft plus training and ground facilities.
Full Name
Alma Mater Satellite-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
University of Bologna
Launch Date
14 Feb 2012
Mission Links
EOL Date
14 Feb 2017
Orbit Type
Highly elliptical
Orbit Period
103 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
69.5 deg
Orbit Altitude
1450 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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