First Turkish-made Satellite Successfully Launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

First Turkish-made Satellite Successfully Launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Turkey's first domestically designed and manufactured satellite IMECE was launched on Friday, April 14, 2023, into orbit from California in the United States, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. IMECE is Turkey's first indigenous high-resolution Earth observation satellite. This remote sensing satellite was produced with local resources of up to 60 percent by the Space Technologies Research Institute of Türkiye's Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK). It is capable of taking images from all around world with a high-resolution electro-optical camera.

SpaceX: "On Friday, April 14, 2023, at 11:48 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-7, SpaceX’s seventh dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the tenth launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage booster, which previously supported the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and seven Starlink missions. On board this flight were 51 spacecraft, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads and orbital transfer vehicles."

Video Credit: New China TV

Story Credit: SpaceX/TRTWorld

Duration: 1 minute, 38 seconds

Release Date: April 16, 2023

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