Turkey’s Spy Satellite Delayed

Turkey’s plans to buy and operate its first military imaging satellite by 2003 have collapsed because of the government-wide austerity measures imposed as a result of the country’s economic crisis. Launch of the US$250 million satellite has been postponed indefinitely. Turkish government officials doubt that a contract will be signed before 2003 or 2004.

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