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İMECE

Earth observation satellite. İMECE was launched on April 15, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-054ANORAD 56178Türkiye

Identity

Name in GCAT
IMECE
Common name
İMECE
International designator
2023-054A
NORAD catalog number
56178
GCAT identifier
S56178
UN registration
ST/SG/SER,E/1143

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
Tubitak
Owner
TUBITAK-UZAY
Country
Türkiye
Builder
STRC Space Technologies Research Institute
Platform (bus)
IMECE

Launch

Date
April 15, 2023 · 06:47 UTC
Launch record
2023-054Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
668 km
Apogee
679 km
Inclination
98.21°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Apr 15, 2023

Size

Mass
800 kg
Dry mass
780 kg
Length
3.0 m
Diameter
1.00 m
Span
8.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111973017 (CC0).