According to Baykar's statement, the FGN-100-d1 satellite, which was nationally developed by Fergani Space and founded by Baykar chairman and technology leader Selçuk Bayraktar, was launched from the US Vandenberg Space Force Base last night at 10:09 p.m. Turkish time started. was thrown.
This means that the first step of the Positioning Constellation Satellite Project carried out by Fergani Space was successfully completed.
Turkey's largest satellite manufactured by a private company, FGN-100-d1, weighing 102 kilograms, was launched into space with the Transporter-12 mission under the Rideshare program.
The national satellite system separated from the launch vehicle and successfully landed in orbit at 11:11 p.m. Turkish time, about 62 minutes after launch. The FGN-100-d1 satellite successfully started its mission by transmitting telemetry data after entering orbit.
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The launch and orbital placement of the FGN-100-d1 satellite was followed by Fergani Space Chief Executive (CEO) Selçuk Bayraktar and his team from the Space Observation and Control Center at the Özdemir Bayraktar Mili Technology Center.
Bayraktar, whose views were included in the statement, explained that the Fergani Space Initiative, which they launched in 2022, continues its path today as a huge family of 106 people, saying: “Today we have our first satellite These satellites take over the task of the constellation, known as the “Low Orbit Constellation”, and provide both positioning and the provision of communication services. We carried out this project entirely with our own resources,” he said.
“Uluğ Bey, we will have developed our global positioning system using our own resources”
Bayraktar stated that its satellites had now reached their 500 kilometer orbit and carried out their first maneuvers:
“Hopefully within 5 years we will have reached 100 satellites and developed our global positioning system, which we call Ulugh Beg, with our own resources that we can share with all friendly and friendly regions. As we complete the constellation of our satellite constellation, we will also continue to work on the development of our launch vehicle, which weighs 50 tons and can carry 1.5 tons into orbit, day and night, the country's space adventure. I extend my congratulations and thanks to my friends.”
He will tour the world 15 times a day
The FGN-100-d1 satellite, developed entirely with national resources and the expertise of Fergani engineers, will operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of about 510 kilometers and in Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The national satellite will move in orbit at a speed of 7.6 km/second and circle the world about 15 times a day.
The FGN-100-d1 satellite, which has three redundant flight computers, is designed to successfully test in-orbit operations, telemetry telecommunications communications, positioning and payload communications capabilities.
Fergani Space's engineering team successfully tested mission-critical avionics equipment, domestic software integration, engine with environmentally friendly propulsion technology and structural design studies during the development process.
The project aims to greatly advance Turkey in the space ecosystem and space technologies.
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