Satellites of Turkey explained

This is a list of satellites of Turkey.

Satellites

Large Communications satellites

SatelliteDeveloped/Built byLaunch DateLaunch SiteLauncherMassStatusNote
Türksat 1A Aérospatiale24 January 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+
Türksat 1B Aérospatiale10 August 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+
Türksat 1C Aérospatiale9 July 1996 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44L H10-3
Türksat 2A Thales Alenia Space10 January 2001 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44P H10-3Eurasiasat 1
Türksat 3A Thales Alenia Space12 June 2008 ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre Ariane 5ECA
Türksat 4A Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)14 February 2014 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 Proton-M/Briz-M
Türksat 4B Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)16 October 2015 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39 Proton-M/Briz-M
Türksat 5A Airbus Defence and Space8 January 2021 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5
Türksat 5B Airbus Defence and Space19 December 2021[1] [2] Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5
Türksat 6A TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute9 July 2024 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5Launched.[3]
Earth Observation/Reconnaissance satellites

!Satellite

!Developed by

!Launch Date

!Launch Site

!Launcher

!Mass

!Status

!Note

BİLSAT-1 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute27 September 2003 Plesetsk 132/1 Kosmos-3M[4]
RASAT TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute17 August 2011 Dombarovsky 370/13 Dnepr[5]
GÖKTÜRK-2 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute18 December 2012 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 Chang Zheng 2D[6]
GÖKTÜRK-1 Telespazio / Turkish Aerospace Industries5 December 2016 Kourou ELV Vega flight VV08[7]
İMECE TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute15 April 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5[8]
Fergani Fergani SpaceN/AN/AN/A[9]
Micro Satellite Turkish Aerospace Industries2027N/AN/A[10]
GÖKTÜRK-Y Turkish Aerospace Industries2027N/AN/AIt will replace GÖKTÜRK-1.[11] [12]
GÖKTÜRK-3 Turkish Aerospace Industries/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute/AselsanN/AN/AN/A[13] [14]
İMECE-2 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute2027N/AN/AN/A[15]
İMECE-3 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute2028N/AN/AN/A
Cube/Nano/Pico Satellites

!Satellite

!Developed by

!Mission type

!Launch Date

!Launch Site

!Launcher

!Mass

!Status

!Note

ITUpSAT1 Istanbul Technical University/Faculty of Aeronautics and AstronauticsEducational and technology demonstration/Earth observation23 September 2009 Satish Dhawan FLP PSLV-C14[16]
TürkSAT-3USAT Istanbul Technical University/

Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics Laboratory

Amateur radio communications and engineering data collection26 April 2013 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 Chang Zheng 2D[17]
BeEagleSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityScientific research18 April 2017 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Atlas V[18]
HAVELSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityTechnology demonstration and scientific research18 April 2017 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Atlas V[19]
UBAKUSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityTechnology demonstration and amateur radio communications2 April 2018 Kennedy LC-39A Falcon 9 FT, CRS-14[20]
ASELSAT ASELSANTechnology demonstration13 January 2021 Kennedy LC-39A Falcon 9 Block 5[21]
GRIZU-263A Bülent Ecevit UniversityScientific research and educational purposes13 January 2022 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5[22]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.1 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation25 May 2022 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5Test satellite[23]
Plan-S Connecta-T1.2 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation3 January 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5Test satellite
TÜBITAK UZAY SSS-2B TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research InstituteTechnology demonstration14 April 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5[24]
Plan-S Connecta-T2.1 PLAN-SEarth observation and IoT connectivity15 April 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5[25]
Plan-S Connecta-T3.1 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation11 November 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5
Plan-S Connecta-T3.2 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation11 November 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation16 August 2024 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5N/APLAN-S will launch more than 100 satellites[26] [27] First four were launched in 16 August 2024 with Transporter 11 mission.[28]
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation16 August 2024 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5N/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation16 August 2024 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5N/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation16 August 2024 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5N/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SN/AOctober 2024N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SN/AOctober 2024N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SN/AOctober 2024N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S Connecta PLAN-SN/AOctober 2024N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S - 4 satellites PLAN-SN/A2024N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S - 8 satellites PLAN-SN/A2025N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S - 8 satellites PLAN-SN/A2025N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S - 16 satellites PLAN-SN/A2026N/AN/AN/A
Plan-S - 16 satellites PLAN-SN/A2027N/AN/AN/A

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sahin . Tuba . Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite in Q4 . . 7 April 2021 . 17 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Falcon 9 Block 5 Türksat 5B. 2021-09-11. nextspaceflight.com. en.
  3. Web site: Mike Wall . 2024-07-08 . SpaceX launches Türkiye's 1st homegrown communications satellite to orbit (video) . 2024-07-09 . Space.com . en.
  4. Web site: BILSAT-1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321055257/http://www.sstl.co.uk/Missions/BILSAT-1--Launched-2003/BILSAT-1/BILSAT-1--The-Mission . 2013-03-21 .
  5. Web site: RASAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20121227061441/http://rasat.uzay.tubitak.gov.tr/about/ . 2012-12-27 .
  6. Web site: GÖKTÜRK-2 .
  7. Web site: GÖKTÜRK-1 .
  8. Web site: İMECE . 2024-06-27 . www.aa.com.tr.
  9. Web site: Fergani Uzay . 2024-06-27 . ferganispace.com.
  10. Web site: Micro satellite by TAI .
  11. Web site: Torlak . Hakan . 2022-10-24 . GÖKTÜRK-Y . 2024-06-27 . DefenceTurk . tr.
  12. Web site: GÖKTÜRK-Y project .
  13. Web site: GÖKTÜRK-3 .
  14. Web site: GÖKTÜRK-3 project .
  15. Web site: İMECE-2 & İMECE-3 . 22 January 2024 .
  16. Web site: ITUpSAT1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100221035218/http://www.itu.edu.tr/haber/?6f5155c6-ed29-4669-bce2-937c70a416d4 . 2010-02-21 .
  17. Web site: TurkSat-3USat (Turkish Satellite - 3U Satellite) - eoPortal . 2024-06-27 . www.eoportal.org.
  18. Web site: BeEagleSat (QB50 TR01) . 2024-06-27 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
  19. Web site: HAVELSAT (QB50 TR02) . 2024-06-27 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
  20. Web site: UBAKUSAT .
  21. Web site: ASELSAT . 2024-06-27 . Gunter's Space Page . en.
  22. Web site: Clark . Stephen . Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 105 satellites – Spaceflight Now . 2024-06-27 . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-09-20 . Plan-S signs contract with ENPULSION to procure electric propulsion systems for CONNECTA IoT Constellation - Enpulsion . 2024-06-28 . en-US.
  24. Web site: Kulu . Erik . SSS-2B . 2024-06-27 . Nanosats Database . en.
  25. Web site: Kulu . Erik . Connecta T2.1 . 2024-06-27 . Nanosats Database . en.
  26. Web site: Yerli takım uyduları göreve hazır . 2024-07-04 . www.aa.com.tr.
  27. Web site: Türkiye'den ilk takım uyduları fırlatma için yola çıktı . 2024-07-04 . www.aa.com.tr.
  28. Web site: Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 116 payloads on Falcon 9 rideshare mission: Transporter-11 – Spaceflight Now . 2024-08-16 . en-US.

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