
The microsatellite developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY draws attention with its high-resolution imaging and artificial intelligence-supported analysis capabilities.
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Türkiye's earth observation satellite studies started with the BILSAT and RASAT projects and continued with the İMECE and GÖKTÜRK satellites.
Türkiye's new earth observation satellite GEZGİN-1 will be launched in the last quarter of 2028. Developed by TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY), the microsatellite aims to strengthen national satellite technologies and the infrastructure of commercial satellite systems.
According to the news of Anadolu Agency, GEZGİN-1 is built on a high-performance platform developed with domestic resources for microsatellites weighing less than 75 kilograms. The satellite will be able to perform high-resolution and multispectral imaging.
What can GEZGİN-1 do?
The satellite will be able to process the images it captures with artificial intelligence-supported methods. It will also be able to work with Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, where ships publish location information. In this way, a ship in the image can be matched with its identity and route information.
The areas where GEZGİN-1 is planned to be used are as follows:
Precision agriculture, plant health monitoring and agricultural productivity analysis
Cartography and geographic information systems
Detection of land use and changes
Environmental monitoring and management
Maritime surveillance and monitoring of ship traffic
Observation satellite history from BILSAT to İMECE
Türkiye's earth observation satellite studies started with TÜBİTAK UZAY's BİLSAT and RASAT projects and continued with İMECE and GÖKTÜRK satellites. Today, GÖKTÜRK-1, GÖKTÜRK-2 and İMECE provide image support in different areas. GEZGİN-1, in the micro class, aims to show that high-quality images can be obtained with smaller and lower-cost satellites.
The last quarter of 2028 is targeted for launch. It has not yet been announced with which rocket and from which launch point the satellite will be sent into space.
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Launch of GEZGİN-1 satellite in the last quarter of 2028.
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Türkiye aims to develop a high-performance satellite platform with domestic facilities for microsatellites weighing under 75 kilograms. The platform named GEZGİN-1 will be launched in the last quarter of 2028 and will undertake strategic missions from agriculture to maritime surveillance.

High-resolution microsatellite GEZGİN-1, developed to strengthen Türkiye's national satellite technologies, will be launched in the last quarter of 2028. Project; It will undertake strategic tasks in the fields of agriculture, environment, maritime and cartography.

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