Arianespace's Vega rocket (VV08) launched Gokturk-1, a high-resolution optical reconnaissance satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, into sun-synchronous orbit from Kourou.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.1 T
- Flight
- 8th
- of 22 Vega flights
- Date and time
- 5 December 2016, 13:51 UTC
- Rocket
- Vega
- Builder
- Avio
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2016-073
- Launches in 2016
- 75th of 85
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