Türksat AŞ General Manager Hasan Hüseyin Ertok announced that the tests of Türksat 6A, the first domestic communication satellite, are continuing. According to Ertok, the satellite will be launched at the beginning of 2024.
Türksat AŞ General Manager Hasan Hüseyin Ertok made important statements at the ongoing TEKNOFES in Istanbul. In a statement to Anadolu Agency, Ertok is a domestic communication satellite. Turksat 6A announced when it will be launched.
Stating that the test phases of Türksat 6A are currently ongoing, Ertok stated that they expect the tests to be completed and the satellite to be delivered to them by the end of this year. He pointed to the beginning of the next year when the satellite, which he described as “Turkey’s most important R&D project”, would be launched.
Türksat 6A will be the first domestic communication satellite
Turksat 6A, which is planned to be launched into space by SpaceX, is being developed in partnership with TÜBİTAK UZAY, TUSAŞ, ASELSAN and CTECH. Satellite, first domestically developed communication It will be a satellite. Previous TÜRKSAT 1B, 1C, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 5B satellites were procured from foreign companies.
According to TÜBİTAK’s website, the satellite will be stationary with a mass of over 4 tons and will be placed in fixed orbit at 42 degrees east longitude. The service life of the satellite, which is stated to serve users from Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia as well as Turkey, is is 15 years is expressed.
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