As “Turkey’s fastest growing space company,” Plan-S has added new satellite facilities.
Plan-S, which was founded in Ankara in July 2021 and quickly attracted international attention from satellite and space technology companies, launched the second batch of four satellites of the Connecta IoT Network constellation, which will provide satellite-based IoT (Internet of Things) Communications Services, with the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter 12 sent into orbit in space. The first signals from the Connecta IoT satellites launched from the Vandenberg Cosmodrome were received shortly after their launch into space and the satellite commissioning work began. The first message received from the satellites, like the company's other satellites, was “The future is in the skies! Mustafa Kemal Ataturk”.
“With the first quartet of satellite constellations, we have begun to offer services, particularly in the energy sector.”
Plan-S CEO Sami Aslanhan explained that the five satellites sent for testing in the first two years were used to develop subsystems and record flight history. Aslanhan said:
“In addition to the first 4 Connecta IoT Network satellite team satellites that we sent last August, we are now sending 4 more satellites. With the first satellite quartet, we began to offer services particularly in the energy sector. With these four satellites, we will increase our global service quality and provide services in the areas of agriculture, shipping and water. “We will expand our service offering across many sectors such as resource management. Our goal is to provide solutions that help save the lives of dozens of thousands of people, especially in disaster situations. he said.
Aslanhan explained that with Connecta IoT Network they will serve not only Turkey but the whole world and the number of satellites will reach more than 200 in the near future: “We will provide satellite-based IoT communication services with fast data transmission, low power consumption , competitive cost and high capacity. “We have signed the contracts for the launches and our negotiations for the launches in the coming years continue. In this way, we will offer IoT communication services that are unique in the world, to the whole world,” he said.
Satellites have evolved throughout space history
Özdemir Gümüşay, Deputy General Director of Plan-S, also explained that these new 4 Connecta IoT Network satellites, which will increase the quality of service offered (revisit time and capacity), have a similar design to the previous 4 satellites.
Pointing out that the satellites have been developed with operationally higher technology due to their space history, Gümüşay said, “They will provide narrowband connection, low power consumption, and low-cost and high-performance connection to IoT devices on a global scale.” “These satellites are designed to work more efficiently and effectively thanks to improvements in hardware, additional developments and optimizations in software,” he said.
Connectivity is provided to millions of devices
Tugay Güzel, General Manager of Plan-S, explained that they aim to meet the need for data transmission and create a more efficient IoT ecosystem with technology specialized for IoT devices in areas where terrestrial internet is not available , inadequate or limited. Guzel said:
“With new launches, we offer shorter revisit times and higher capacity. The range of sectors we will serve with both our Connecta IoT satellites and user devices on the ground is constantly expanding. We will be able to provide connections to millions of devices.” We are developing the Connecta IoT network entirely in-house. We download the data we receive from IoT devices in different parts of the world. In this way, we are shaping the future of not only Turkey but the whole world in space-based IoT services. “We also serve the goals of reducing foreign dependence and creating domestic and national competitive solutions.”
Güzel explained that they continue their satellite work for the Earth observation service as well as the Connecta IoT network, which will allow IoT devices to communicate with satellites, and that they will send the first satellite of the Observa constellation in 2025.
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