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GOKTURK 2

📡 Radar viewIn orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 98 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.7° from the equator, between 685 and 700 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About GOKTURK 2

GOKTURK 2 is a satellite from TURK, launched on Dec 18, 2012 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China.

It circles Earth every 98 minutes (14.8 times a day), between 643 and 644 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.7° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Göktürk-2 · earth observation satellite

Operated by
Ministry of National Defense
Built by
Turkish Aerospace Industries, TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 22 days its lowest point went from 642 km to 643 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.