Work on IMECE, Turkey’s first domestic and national observation satellite, continues at full speed. Shares about the project, which will go down in history as the first sub-meter resolution national observation satellite, continue to come. Finally, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank showed the latest situation in the project with the video he published.
National radar KALKAN-II on duty
The KALKAN-II radar, which is considered the “ancestor” of many radar technologies and electronic scanning phased array radars, has started its mission.
Varank: “The production of the transport system has been completed”
Turkish Space Agency (TUA)previously stated that İmece, which will be the first domestic and national observation satellite, will be ready in the last quarter of 2022. Work in this direction continues at full speed. Today, Mustafa Varank announced with a video that the production of the transport system that will take Imece to the launch pad has been completed. Production was carried out with Nurus company from the furniture industry.
The project, which was started by Tübitak Space in 2013, is now in its final stages. According to the previous statements, domestic and national observation satellite İMECE, on January 15, 2023 will be sent into space. BİLSAT, RASAT and GÖKTÜRK-2 The satellite, which is expected to be a masterpiece after the satellites, aims to meet Turkey’s high resolution image needs.
Sub-meter resolution electro-optical satellite camera The domestic observation satellite has the potential to meet Turkey’s high resolution image needs. IMECE, which will take high-resolution photos from all over the world, first image 48 hours after launch will share.
Observation satellite IMECE features
IMECE, which will take place in a simultaneous orbit with the Sun at an altitude of 680 kilometers, is fully equipped with equipment produced by Tübitak. Among these equipment Tübitak UME magnetometer and magnetic torque rod and Tübitak MAM fixed solar panel.
| Orbit | 680 km simultaneous to the Sun |
| Service Life | 5 years |
| Image Area (1 Frame) | 13.9 km X 16.2 km |
| Weight | 800 kg |
| Resolution | PAN 0.99m – MSI 3.96m |
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