Payload
GOKTURK 1A
OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 41875
GOKTURK 1A is a Turkish Ministry of National Defense payload satellite, launched on December 5, 2016 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- December 5, 2016 at 01:51 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
- Launched by
- Vega →
- Operator
- Arianespace
- Mission
- Göktürk-1A
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 685 km
- Periapsis
- 683 km
- Inclination
- 98.13°
- Orbital period
- 98.44 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Turkish Ministry of National Defense
- Manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 1,060 kg
- Design lifetime
- 7 years
- Dimensions
- 4.2 × 1.6 × 1.6 m
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2016-073A
- NORAD catalog №
- 41875
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
Turkey- Radar cross-section
- 3.1623 m²
- Status
- Operational