• Forum
• SITREP
• Military
• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security

• Space

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Public Eye

"Communication satellites are of great importance in terms of our national security"

Presidency of The Republic of Turkey

09.07.2024

In a video message he sent to the launch ceremony of TURKSAT 6A, President Erdoğan said: "Indigenously producing such critical technologies as communication satellites is of great importance in terms of our national security."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the launch ceremony of TURKSAT 6A satellite.

Noting that they are witnessing yet another source of pride for Türkiye and the Turkish nation, President Erdoğan stressed that over 81 per cent of the software, satellite earth station and subsystems within the TURKSAT 6A project have been produced with national means.

Reminding that Türkiye's first-ever manned space mission, one of the main goals of the National Space Programme, has recently been completed despite all the setbacks and limitations, President Erdoğan said: "With TURKSAT 6A, we are now entering a new stage in satellite production. Our national and domestic communication satellite 6A will ensure the backup of current satellites and further increase the capacity. Thanks to TURKSAT 6A, which is planned to be located 35,786 kilometers away, such countries as India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, which were once outside the coverage area, will be inside the coverage area. With our new satellite, the number of the population, which Türkiye's satellites reach, will increase to 5 billion from 3.5 billion. With 6A, we also believe that TURKSAT's satellite services exports to the region will significantly increase."

Stating that with the entry into service of TURKSAT 6A, Türkiye will have been among the countries capable of producing communication satellites, President Erdoğan added: "Being capable of indigenously producing such critical technologies as communication satellites is of great importance in terms of our national security."