GÖKTÜRK-2 Earth Observation Satellite Design
GÖKTÜRK-2 is a three-axis-controlled Earth-observation satellite design developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY with Turkish Aerospace. Its imaging configuration combines 2.5 m panchromatic and 5 m RGB sampling for observations from sun-synchronous orbit. The institute lists the spacecraft mass as 397 kg and identifies onboard computing, interface electronics, image compression and X-band transmission among its technology achievements. The flight article launched in December 2012. Its five-year design-life target was substantially exceeded in service. GÖKTÜRK-2 is a separate spacecraft design from the differently developed GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite and from later radar-imaging proposals.
Future launches and major activity directly linked to this vehicle family.
Identity
- Aliases
- Gokturk-2Göktürk-2GK-2
- Family Name
- GÖKTÜRK-2
- Full Name
- GÖKTÜRK-2 Earth Observation Satellite Design
- Roles
- earth_observationresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- GÖKTÜRK-2 is a three-axis-controlled Earth-observation satellite design developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY with Turkish Aerospace. Its imaging configuration combines 2.5 m panchromatic and 5 m RGB sampling for observations from sun-synchronous orbit. The institute lists the spacecraft mass as 397 kg and identifies onboard computing, interface electronics, image compression and X-band transmission among its technology achievements. The flight article launched in December 2012. Its five-year design-life target was substantially exceeded in service. GÖKTÜRK-2 is a separate spacecraft design from the differently developed GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite and from later radar-imaging proposals.
- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Manufacturer
- Spacecraft Specs
- -
Links
- Official Url
- https://uzay.tubitak.gov.tr/en/gokturk-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:57:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:58:49 UTC