Success
Göktürk-1A
Earth Science
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialVega
SSOorbit
Göktürk-1A is a high resolution earth observation satellite (greater than 50 cm) designed and developed for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence by the Italian space service company Telespazio. The Göktürk-1A satellite has a dry weight of about 1,000 kg and a design life of seven years. Its observation payload includes a high resolution optical instrument and an onboard X-band digital imaging system to handle data compression, storage and downloading.
Monday, December 5, 2016 at 1:51 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,605
ASA Mission
#250
Pad Launch
#34
Location Launch
#265
Designator
2016-073
Launch Window
NET
Dec 5, 2016, 1:51 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
12:51 PM
Window Open
2:22 PM
Window Close
Vega Specs
Vega is the smallest lifter in the current Arianespace family.
Length
29.9 m
Diameter
3.025 m
Launch Mass
137 t
Thrust
2,974 kN
LEO Capacity
1,500 kg
SSO Capacity
1,450 kg
Launch Cost
$37M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2012
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 15d
Total Launches
22
Successful
20
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Feb 13, 2012
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
ELA-1, now named Ensemble de Lancement Vega (short ELV), is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, Ariane 3, and is currently used to launch Vega rockets.
Total Launches
55
Orbital Attempts
55
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 25d
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 5, 2016, 10:51 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903