According to the statement made by the Ministry; Türksat 6A satellite will be put into service on Monday, April 21 at Türksat Gölbaşı Campus with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
In the statement, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that Türkiye’s satellite adventure started with Türksat 1B in 1994 and followed by the 1C and 2A satellites launched in 1996. Türksat 6A satellite, Türksat ‘domestic product producing’ point is the result of approximately 20 years of work, indicating that Uraloglu, TURKSAT’ın Technology Transfer Program by implementing the 3A produced abroad, as well as 4A and 4B satellites in the production of TURKSAT engineers, he said. Uraloglu, “TURKSAT 5A and 5B in the construction of the Technology Transfer Program in the scope of the 12 TURKSAT engineer satellite design, production and tests.
‘Domestic over 80 percent’
In the construction of Türksat 6A, ASELSAN, TUSAŞ, TÜBİTAK Space and C2Tech also reminiscent of working with Uraloğlu, “These companies produced by our companies now domestic and national satellite experience has gained the satellite experience. Our satellite, 84 domestic equipment was developed by using 84 domestic equipment. This project is also very important for our national security, we are now producing our own communication satellite.
‘Our satellite will serve for at least 15 years’
Minister Uraloğlu, Türksat 31 degrees, 42 degrees and 50 degrees Eastern orbit Türksat 3a, 4A, 4b, 5A and 5B, including a total of 5 communication satellites continue to operate and in this scope of the world has reached 3.5 billion in the world reminded. Türksat 6A’nın on Monday April 21 with the service of the new geographies that have not been covered with TURKSAT satellites before the Uraloglu, “Türksat 6A satellite and Türksat served in the coverage area of India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will be expanded to the service. will serve, “he said.
