Space.com Vega Rocket Launches Turkish Earth-Observation Satellite 5 December 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: Arianespace lofted Turkey’s Göktürk-1 Earth-observation satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit today (Dec. 5) aboard a Vega rocket, marking the eighth success for the European light-lift vehicle. from Space.com bit.ly/2g1Vdz2 Share: