Türkiye is one of the 30 countries that have a satellite in space. Important progress has been made in this area through the work of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure in recent years.
In satellite services, services such as communication and television broadcasting were carried out by TÜRKSAT 3A, TÜRKSAT 4A, TÜRKSAT 4B, TÜRKSAT 5A and TÜRKSAT 5B satellites.
With the launch of the “first domestic satellite” in the coming days, the number of satellites in the fleet will increase to 6. TÜRKSAT 6A will leave previous satellites behind in terms of both its lifespan and its technology. Türkiye will be among the ten countries capable of producing satellites.
Cooperation between companies
The TÜRKSAT 6A satellite, whose construction has been completed and whose tests are still ongoing, was built with domestic funds. In addition to TÜRKSAT, TÜBİTAK, ASELSAN, TUSAŞ and C2TECH, companies are also involved in the project.
TUBITAK Space developed the satellite management subsystem, the orbital orientation control subsystem, the power subsystem, the electric propulsion subsystem, the interface control units and the communications payload. While ASELSAN realized the Turkey antenna, receiver, INET and payload interface unit, C2TECH produced all telemetry, remote control and ranging subsystems, from telemetry/beacon signal transmitter to remote control receiver, from omnidirectional receiver antenna to receiver test adapter. TAI, which is responsible for manufacturing the satellite, also manufactured the battery panel. The production integration and testing of TÜRKSAT 6A will be carried out at the Space Systems Integration and Test Center (USET) established at TAI Kazan facilities.
Durability tested
The satellite's technical model production, integration and testing have been ongoing since 2022. The integration, system-level testing and final alignment measurements have been completed on the flight model to be operated in orbit.
The satellite's launch process and its durability in the space environment were tested, and among the system-level tests, functional tests, thermal vacuum tests, sine wave and acoustic tests were successfully completed. The integration of the solar module, the measurement of the mass properties and the preparations for the transfer to the launch site will be completed in May.
in space in July
TÜRKSAT 6A will be sent to the Space X launch vehicle facilities in the first week of June. It is scheduled to be launched into space on the Falcon 9 rocket in July and put into orbit.
The capacity is increased with TÜRKSAT 6A. The satellite, which will be positioned at a distance of 35,786 kilometers, will have a power of 75 kilowatts. TÜRKSAT 6A also covers India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, where existing satellites cannot provide service. The population reached by Turkish satellites will increase by another 1.5 billion and reach 5 billion. 20 years ago, 56 television channels broadcast via Turkish satellites. This number reached 528 today. The capacity will be further increased with TÜRKSAT 6A.
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