CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ALMASat-1 -
Full Name Alma Mater Satellite-1 Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies University of Bologna Launch Date 14 Feb 2012
Mission Links EOL Date 14 Feb 2017
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Orbit Type Highly elliptical Orbit Period 103 minutes
Orbit Sense N/A Orbit Inclination 69.5 deg
Orbit Altitude 1450 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
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.
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