1. Turkish Delight.
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Nativi, Andy and Taverna, Michael A.
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CONTRACTS , *SPACE vehicles ,TURKEY. Ministry of Defense - Abstract
The article reports on the contract awarded by the Turkish defense ministry to Telespazio to design, build and launch a submetric optical-imaging spacecraft. The satellite itself, to be launched by the end of 2011 and commissioned early the following year, will be built by Thales Alenia Space, which is also part of the Space Alliance. Telespazio will also supply the entire ground segment, including satellite control and data acquisition/processing facilities, along with a satellite integration and test center.
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- 2009