Türkiye to launch new observation satellite on Tuesday

Türkiye to launch new observation satellite on Tuesday

Türkiye’s new high-resolution commentary satellite tv for pc IMECE will probably be launched this week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced on Sunday.

IMECE, our first high-resolution commentary satellite tv for pc produced with home and nationwide means, will probably be launched into orbit on April 11.

“We will continue to exist in the global space race thanks to our trained human resources, the opportunities we provide and the technologies we have developed,” Erdogan stated on Twitter.

IMECE is a distant sensing satellite tv for pc produced with native assets of as much as 60% by the Space Technologies Research Institute of Türkiye’s Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK).

With the inauguration of IMECE, Türkiye will, for the primary time, present area historical past to an electro-optical satellite tv for pc digital camera with sub-meter decision, in accordance with the Industry and Technology Ministry.

“IMECE, which will meet the need for high resolution satellite imagery of our country, will operate in orbit simultaneously with sun at an altitude of 680 kilometers (422.5 miles),” it stated in an announcement.

Source: www.anews.com.tr