Göktürk 2 [TAI]
Official name GOKTURK 2
Alternative name Gokturk-2
Cospar ID 2012-073A
Norad ID 39030
Launch date 2012-12-18
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization Türkiye (Turkey)
Type application Reconnaissance, optical
Operator Turkish Ministry of Defence
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.71
Inclination (deg) 97.76
Perigee (km) 648
Apogee (km) 650
Eccentricity 0.00154083204930663
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.7374884863371
Semi-Major axis (km) 7027.135
Raan (deg) 348.3167
Arg of perigee (deg) 64.2523
Shape Hex Cyl + 3 Pan
Mass (kg) 450
Diameter (m) 1
Height (m) 2
Span (m^2) 5
Lifetime 5 years
Contractors Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) (prime); Satrec Initiative (SATRECI) (payload)
Equipment EOS-C camera
Power 3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

Under the turkish Göktürk-2 program, a 2.5 m resolution reconnaissance and surveillance satellite system is being developed by national resources. The project is carried out by the business partnership established by TAI and TÜBITAK Space Research Institute.

The satellite was developed and built in Türkiye (Turkey), except for the EOS-C optical camera of DubaiSat 1 and RazakSAT hertitage, which has been procured from South Korean Satrec Initiative.

The satellite was successfully launched in 2012 on a Chinese CZ-2D (2) launch vehicle.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GOKTURK 2 2012-073A 2012-12-18 JSC CZ-2D (2)