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Satellite Programme: BILTEN Satellte
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme for land observation.
Turkish programme: TÜBITAK-UZAY (at the time TÜBITAK-BILTEN) responsible of development and operations.
The platform is actively stabilised over 3 axes.
The design life time is 5 years.
The satellite exploits sunsynchronous orbits around 10:30, consistent with the Disaster Monitoring Constellation.
See detailed descriptions at
http://www.bilten.metu.edu.tr/bilsat/en/root
and
https://directory.eoportal.org/missions/dmc
Data circulation
Data stored onboard and transmitted to the TÜBITAK-UZAY premises in Ankara.
Data circulating within the Disaster Monitoring Constellation consortium in free and fast fashion. Open access granted.
Agencies
TÜBITAK-UZAY
Programme lifetime
2003 - 2006
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
BILTEN Satellte
BILSat
(2003-2006)
COBAN
MSIS
PanCam