The contract for the “TÜRKSAT 6A Domestic Communication Satellite Development and Production” Project, initiated under the coordination of TÜBİTAK Presidency to meet the needs of TÜRKSAT A.Ş., was signed on December 15, 2014.

The financing for the TÜRKSAT 6A Project is provided by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye, TÜRKSAT A.Ş., and TÜBİTAK Presidency. TÜRKSAT 6A, Türkiye’s first domestic communication satellite, is being developed through a collaborative effort between the local industry and our research institutions, leveraging their complementary capabilities.

Within the scope of the TÜRKSAT 6A Project, Turkish Aerospace is responsible for the development of the satellite’s Structural, Thermal, and Chemical Propulsion Subsystems, as well as the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment and cable design and production. Additionally, our company has collaborated with TÜBİTAK Space on satellite data recovery, command and control software, and satellite assembly, integration, and testing activities.

The assembly, integration, and testing of the TÜRKSAT 6A Satellite were carried out at the Space Systems Integration and Test Center (USET) established by Turkish Aerospace. Launched on July 8 from the Cape Canaveral launch facility in Florida, TÜRKSAT 6A was later placed into a 35,786 km altitude geostationary orbit.

With its many transponders across different frequency bands, TÜRKSAT 6A Satellite significantly enhances Türkiye’s capacity for secure data communication, providing critical advantages.