The first satellite developed and manufactured by Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics has been placed into orbit around the Earth.
The cube-shaped 'ITUpSAT1' satellite was launched on a 'PSLV C-14' rocket from Sriharikota by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) at 9:21 a.m. local time (0351 GMT) on Wednesday and settled into its orbital path at 9:41 a.m. (0411 GMT) , 720 kilometers above the surface of the earth, according to a report by Today's Zaman daily.
The satellite travels at a speed of nearly 7.5 kilometers per second, orbiting the Earth once every 90 minutes. It will take photographs of the Earth's continents and transmits data when it passes over Turkey.
Turkish satellite ITUpSAT1 is expected to stay in orbit for six months.
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