According to information compiled from the “2030 Industry and Technology Strategy” of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Türkiye’s work in the space and satellite area will continue rapidly.
With Bilsat, OSAT, GÖKTÜRK Satellites and Six resolution national imaging satellite, IMECE, Turkey is among the countries that can design and produce its own ground observation satellite and ground station. The development of Türksat 6A with domestic facilities is seen as an important step towards creating the national satellite brand.
It is of great importance to use the existing satellite production, test and infrastructure resources for Turkey, to evaluate the human resources, to prevent repeated investments and to establish a national satellite company that can compete with the world.
In this context, it is aimed to establish a “national satellite company” in order to commercialize R & D and production capabilities obtained in satellite technologies and to contribute to national security.
With the establishment of the national satellite company, the coordination will be increased by gathering the public structures in the satellite ecosystem under one roof and the efficient use of human resources and infrastructures will be provided. With these studies, Türkiye is expected to become more competitive in space and reach a strong position in the international market.
Space Technopark will be established
It is aimed to build a strong ecosystem in order to achieve success in the defense industry in space technologies. For this purpose, while the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Technology, a space technology -oriented technopark will be commissioned in order to develop the qualified human resources and to create a cooperation environment for technology development studies in this field.
The technology development activities needed for Türkiye’s space policies will be carried out significantly in this technopark. With the innovative technologies to be carried out in this technopark to be established in Ankara, Türkiye is expected to get more shares than the global space economy.
The use of space technologies in the defense industry is expected to increase Türkiye’s military operation and defense capacity significantly, and provide a great advantage in critical areas such as border security, intelligence collection and operation planning thanks to high -resolution location observation satellites.
New supports on the road
Pre -competitive cooperation support program is planned to support the critical sub -components of satellite technologies that will work in low world orbit within the scope of the call for satellite technologies development projects.
In this context, all of the satellite projects under 200 kilograms will be supported by design, development, prototype, test, verification, launch and orbit working test processes.
Within the scope of HIT-30 High Technology Support Program, the “communication and space” field is defined as one of the priority sectors, while under this heading, it was decided to support the investments of low orbit satellite systems, new generation communication infrastructures and intelligent communication devices.
On the other hand, Laser HB11 Fusion Energy Transformation Laboratory Test Infrastructure will be established by TUA.
