Turkey Satelite Communications
Turkey ’s satellite communications company TURKSAT planned another small test satellite for launch in 2011 with its on indigenous COMSATS by 2015 and 2017 as a part of the countries satellite 10 year planning goals.
Turkey had hoped to emulate Thailand by quickly launching two GEO communications satellites to form an "instant" network. Unfortunately, Turksat 1A was lost on 24 January 1994 in an Ariane accident. Turksat 1B fared much better after its launch on 10 August of the same year and was successfully positioned at 42 degrees E. The spacecraft is based on the Aerospatiale Spacebus 2000 series with an on-orbit mass of slightly more than one metric ton. The communications payload consists of 16 Ku-band transponders with an expected operational life of 10 years or more. A contract for Turksat 1C to replace Turksat 1A was signed with Aerospatiale in 1994 and was succesfully launched in 1996. (References 404-406).
The project contract regarding to development and manufacturing of "TÜRKSAT 6A National Telecommunication Satellite" has been signed in an official ceremony with honouring President of Turkish Republic Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan contribution in Gebze / Kocaeli on December 15, 2014.
The satellite program, that will be fulfilling the requirements of Turkish Satellite Operator Company TÜRKSAT, will be coordinated by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK).
The financial budget for the program has been granted by Ministery of Transportation, Communication and Maritime Affair, TÜRKSAT and TÜBITAK under TÜBITAK – Public Research Support Group (KAMAG in Turkish acronym) 1007 regulations. All the preparation phase of the project has been completed with intensive and devoted efforts only in one year.
TÜRKSAT 6A as the first indigenous telecommunication satellite of Turkey, has planned to be developed in cooperation with; TÜBITAK Space, TAI, ASELSAN and CTECH with a work share model based on supplementary competencies of the sides.
With TURKSAT 6A, it is planned to convey know-how and expertise acquired from indigenous earth observation satellite projects to communication satellites. Within this scope, design and manufacturing work packages according to Satellite Structural, Thermal Control, Chemical Propulsion Subsystems, Harness and Mechanical Ground Support Equipments will be under TAI's responsibility. Additionally, TAI will co-develop Satellite On-Board Data Handling Software, Command & Control Software and Assembly, Integration and Test activities with TÜBITAK Space.
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