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BRIEF: Turkey to launch second satelliteDec 18, 2012 (Trend News Agency - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Turkey's second domestic reconnaissance satellite Gokturk-2 will be launched today, online newspaper Zaman reported on Tuesday. The satellite will be launched from the Jiuquan Chinese base at 18:13 Turkish time. With a resolution of 2.5 meters, the satellite will be used for defence purposes. The first signal from the satellite will be received in Ankara at 21:25 local time. The first images from the satellite will be transferred on Dec.25-30. Previously, in 2011, Turkey launched first domestic reconnaissance satellite RASAT. It has been reported that the image resolution of the Gokturk-2 satellite will be three times larger than the RASAT satellite. Creating satellites is part of a state programme aimed at ensuring the Turkish army is fully armed with equipment and kitting itself out. Currently, Turkey has achieved a 50 per cent level of self-sufficiency in this sphere. Do you have any feedback Contact our journalist at [email protected] Tags: satellite, Turkey, Gokturk-2 ___ (c)2012 Trend News Agency (Baku, Azerbaijan) Visit Trend News Agency (Baku, Azerbaijan) at en.trend.az Distributed by MCT Information Services |