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Türkiye To Launch New Observation Satellite On Tuesday

Türkiye To Launch New Observation Satellite On Tuesday
IMECE, our first high-resolution observation satellite produced with domestic and national means, will be launched into orbit on April 11. IMECE is a remote sensing satellite produced with local resources of up to 60% by the Space Technologies Research Institute of Türkiye's Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK). With the inauguration of IMECE, Türkiye will, for the first time, provide space history to an electro-optical satellite camera with a sub-meter resolution, according to the Industry and Technology Ministry. "IMECE will operate in orbit simultaneously with the sun at an altitude of 680 kilometers (422.5 miles”