Turkey’s high resolution national reconnaissance satellite Göktürk-2 which was launched on 18,Dec 2012, can capture images from anywhere in the World
High Resolution National Satellite
GÖKTÜRK-2, built by TÜBİTAK UZAY and TUSAS in partnership with 2.5 meters spatial resolution, sends images from around the world to Air Force Command Ahlatlıbel Ground Station
GÖKTÜRK-2 meets the satellite image needs of Turkish Armed Forces and other governmental institutions and organizations; also provided the opportunity to grow expert human power and the development of technology and infrastructure in the field of space.
GÖKTÜRK-2 sends images captured from Turkey and its vicinity to the ground station in Ankara instantly.
At a distance of 686 kilometers from the ground, the satellite is set at sun-synchronous orbit and can take images from any point in the world. The satellite takes a turn around the earth every 98 minutes and every turn passes once in the North and South polar regions.
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Orbit |
686 km circular, sun synchronous |
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Life Time |
5 years |
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Weight |
409 kg |
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Image Resolution |
PAN 2.5 m MSI 5 m |
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Maximum Image Strip Length |
640 km |
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Image Frame Size |
20 km x 20 km |
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Revisit Time |
Ave. 2.5 days max 5 days |
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Image Storage Capacity |
45 frames (with lossless compression) |
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Pointing Accuracy |
<1 km |
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Geolocation Accuracy |
<1 km |
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Wide Area Image Size |
100 km x 34 km |
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Stereo Image Size |
100 km x 20 km |
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Image Download Rate |
100 Mbit/s |
