Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu made statements about Turkey’s first national communication satellite Türksat 6A. Minister Karaismailoğlu announced that as a result of the negotiations, an agreement was reached with SpaceX and that Türksat 6A will be launched into space with Falcon 9.
Turkey has been making serious investments in space and satellite technologies for a while. In this context; One of the projects being worked on Turksat 6A called satellite. The satellite, which is expected to be completed at the end of 2022 and launched into space in 2023, Turkey’s first national communication satellite will be recorded as
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, who met with members of the press today Adil Karaismailoğlumade important statements regarding Türksat 6A. Elon Musk’s company for the launch of this satellite into space SpaceX Karaismailoğlu, announcing that they have agreed with the company, said that SpaceX will perform this operation with the Falcon 9 rocket. Türksat A.Ş. provides launch services for Türksat 6A. Stating that it is his responsibility, Minister Karaismailoğlu said that the agreement made first contract with a direct launcher company stressed that.
“Testing Phase”
The following statements were included in the statements made by Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu; “The project’s engineering model integration activities have been completed. passed the testing phase. In 2021, it is expected that the satellite flight model integration activities will be completed and the environmental test phase will be started. Turksat 6A satellite; accepted in the satellite industry It will also be subjected to standard and commercial testing phases.
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Studies and preparations are carried out in coordination with the Project Manager Institution TÜBİTAK UZAY and other stakeholders. The solutions and offers of many launcher companies for the supply of launching service are meticulously reviewed. As a result of the evaluations and negotiations, the Falcon-9 rocket of SpaceX, located in the USA, which offers the best solution both technically, administratively and financially, was selected as the launcher. In this context, Türksat and Space Exploration Tech. Corp. (SpaceX) company signed the contract for the supply of launch service of Türksat 6A satellite. This contract is also signed by Türksat A.Ş. with the launch company instead of the satellite manufacturer for the launch service. directly signed It is the first contract. Activities and transactions within the scope of the said launcher service contract Türksat A.Ş. will be carried out by expert staff.“
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