from the American cosmodrome Vandenberg on Saturday, April 15, at 09.47, in Turkish time, a satellite of remote sensing of the Earth ̇MECE Development of specialists Tübi̇tak Uzay.
The project for the development of domestic satellite was funded by the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council (Tübi̇tak) and the Office of the Defense Industry of the Presidential Administration for the needs of the Turkish Air Force.
The launch several times was postponed by SpaceX due to adverse weather conditions.
For launching a satellite in the center of Tübi̇tak Uzay, the Minister of National Defense Hulushi Akar, chairman Tübi̇tak Hassan Mandar and others.
The service life of 680 kg of satellite is 5 years, which will allow you to receive a high -quality image (resolution up to one meter) from anywhere in the planet.
The spectrum of the capabilities of the first satellite of the probe of Turkish development is wide: from identifying the goals and eliminating the consequences of natural disasters, to a contribution to the development of the agricultural sector.
Along with the ̇mece, the SPACEX launch vehicle will bring into orbit three more Turkish satellites: Kiliçsat, Plan-S and Connecta T2.1
The six -year -old ̇mece project forms a technological base for the development of new Turkish satellites, which in the future are also planned to be supplied for export.