Turkey started in space the rocket probe of the assembly

Turkish space agency informed on start on August 12 into an orbit 550 km high of the probing rocket. According to department, start was made from a rocket platform in Igneada. It was test start to make "running in" of crucial knots and components of the Turkish corporation Roketsan. The rocket represents a project element "System of Start of Microsatellites", the realized Roketsan Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A. S. The ultimate goal is a conclusion to an orbit 300-400 km high of small spacecrafts. Payload of the rocket makes 100 kg. Now experts of Roketsan work over...