13.02.2025, 19:23
Zitat:Turkiye’s New Spaceport: Why Somalia?
13 Feb 2025, 17:37 3 mins
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Turkiye’s New Spaceport: Why Somalia? TurDef
The upcoming spaceport in Somalia is the next step following the missions of the first Turkish astronauts and the launches of various start-up satellites.
Turkiye’s cooperation with Somalia for a spaceport has been an interesting point for the Economist. Turkiye’s new launch site, being built in an African country with strong economic and political cooperation, is an important step toward greater heights, which includes further increased presence in space and lunar landings.
Turkiye’s preference for Somalia as the location has a political and technical background.
When other examples of space-faring countries setting up their spaceports in remote locations are inspected like France uses the French Guiana in Latin America. USA uses Cape Kennedy Space Center.
Russia is the exception, with the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan. Baykonur lies about 45° north latitude, which offers the chance to vary satellite orbits. Although launching from a site nearer the equator—such as Kourou, French Guiana—benefits equatorial orbits, Baykonur is appropriate for polar orbits and other inclined orbits.
https://turdef.com/article/turkiye-s-new...hy-somalia