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GOKTURK 2
Earth Observation · Turkish Air Force / TUBITAK UZAY
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Turkey's first domestically produced Earth observation spacecraft, delivering 2.5-meter imagery for military reconnaissance and civilian mapping. Built with the explicit goal of reducing Turkey's dependence on foreign imagery for national security decisions — a sovereignty calculation that drives space programs worldwide.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 401–403 mi (646–649 km)
- Inclination
- 97.7°
- One orbit
- 97.5 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39030
- Int’l designator
- 2012-073A
- Launched
- 2012
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.