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RASAT
Earth Observation · TUBITAK UZAY
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Turkey's first domestically developed satellite, built entirely by Turkish engineers at TUBITAK UZAY. It monitors Turkey's agriculture and coastlines — and contributed imagery for emergency response after the devastating 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. RASAT is the foundation of Turkey's ambition to become a satellite technology exporter.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 408–425 mi (657–684 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 98.0 minutes14.7 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 37791
- Int’l designator
- 2011-044D
- Launched
- 2011
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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