According to ASELSAN's statement, ASELSAN has taken a decisive step towards becoming one of the important players of the New Space era as efforts to build a global communications infrastructure through low-orbit satellites gain momentum worldwide.
LUNA-1, the first satellite in the company's family of space-based IoT solutions, was successfully launched from California, USA, on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-15 mission.
LUNA-1, whose entire design, development, production, integration and testing processes, including mission payloads, ground control software and flight computers, were completed by ASELSAN technology, separated from the launch vehicle about an hour after launch and landed in a 510-kilometer polar synchronous orbit (SSO). The first telemetry data received from the satellite was successfully analyzed by the ground station in Ankara and it was confirmed that the satellite was working properly.
Ahmet Akyol, General Manager of ASELSAN, said in his assessment on the matter: “Our low-orbit IoT satellite LUNA-1 is in space. We will continue our work on LEO orbit solutions through acceleration.” He explained:
With this success, Türkiye has entered a new phase of its vision to build a national IoT satellite network that enables real-time data communication in low orbit.
LUNA-1 aims to ensure continuity of connection even in regions where it is difficult for sensors to stay online. The low-orbit satellite enables uninterrupted and cost-effective real-time IoT access.
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