Türksat 5B Satellite Sent to Space

In January of last year, the communication satellite Türksat 5A, which had a 30-year mission, was sent into space with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. In the past weeks, Turkey’s next communication satellite Turksat 5B On December 19, that is today, from the USA again SpaceX It was announced that it would be sent with a Falcon 9 rocket and the excited wait began. The Presidency Digital Transformation Office also presented a video of Türksat 5B prepared by children last week. with the NFT artifact He announced that he would be farewelled.

The excited wait is over and Turkey’s new communication satellite Türksat 5B is located in Florida, USA today. from Cape Carnaval Base successfully launched into orbit. Names such as Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan, Türksat Chairman of the Board Kemal Yüksek, Türksat General Manager Hasan Hüseyin Erktok personally followed the launch from the center in Florida.

20 times more efficient than other fixed satellites

New satellite, Turkey time 06.58Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX Falcon 9 sent into space by rocket. According to the statements made, the number of active communication satellites in Turkey to 5is the total number of satellites. to 8 Türksat 5B, which will launch 20 times will be more efficient and Turkey’s Satellite with the highest payload capacity will be recorded as

In addition, officials said that the satellite, which has a weight of 4.5 tons and a power capacity of 15 kilowatts; over 35 years will operate, Ka-Band capacity 15 times will increase and More than 55 Gbps It means that it will provide data communication capacity. In addition, it is emphasized that the satellite is the first commercial satellite with locally designed equipment and will operate in many sectors in Turkey as well as in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Mediterranean, North and East Africa, Nigeria and neighboring countries. National satellite antenna family PeyCon It is also among the statements that the coverage area of ​​the services will expand and become faster thanks to Türksat 5B.

Erdogan conveyed his congratulations and thanks to Elon Musk

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also made statements after the launch of the satellite. Erdogan said:On behalf of Turkey and the Turkish nation, we are experiencing the excitement of witnessing another moment of pride. We launched Türksat 5B, the most powerful and highest capacity communication satellite of our country, into space. made statements.

In addition to this, Erdoğan stated that the satellite will back up Türksat 3A and 4A, and in his statements, he told SpaceX and to Elon Musk He also stated that he conveyed his congratulations and thanks:I congratulate Elon Musk and SpaceX for not giving in to the blackmail and pressure of the anti-Turkey lobbies.” used the phrases.