Satellites of Turkey
This is a list of satellites of Turkey.
Satellites
Large Communications satellites
| Satellite
| Developed/Built by
| Launch Date
| Launch Site
| Launcher
| Mass
| Status
| Note
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Türksat 1A
|  Aérospatiale
| 24 January 1994
|  ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre
| Ariane-44LP H10+
| 1,743 kg (3,843 lb)
| Failed
|
|
| Türksat 1B
| Aérospatiale
| 10 August 1994
| ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre
| Ariane-44LP H10+
| 1,743 kg (3,843 lb)
| Decommissioned (2006)
|
|
| Türksat 1C
| Aérospatiale
| 9 July 1996
| ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre
| Ariane-44L H10-3
| 1,743 kg (3,843 lb)
| Decommissioned (2010)
|
|
| Türksat 2A
|  Thales Alenia Space
| 10 January 2001
| ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre
| Ariane-44P H10-3
| 3,530 kg (7,780 lb)
| Decommissioned (2016)
| Eurasiasat 1
|
| Türksat 3A
| Thales Alenia Space
| 12 June 2008
| ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre
| Ariane 5ECA
| 3,110 kg (6,860 lb)
| In Service
|
|
| Türksat 4A
|  Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)
| 14 February 2014
|  Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24
|  Proton-M/Briz-M
| 4,850 kg (10,690 lb)
| In Service
|
|
| Türksat 4B
| Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO)
| 16 October 2015
| Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39
| Proton-M/Briz-M
| 4,924 kg (10,856 lb)
| In Service
|
|
| Türksat 5A
| Airbus Defence and Space
| 8 January 2021
|  Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)
| In Service
|
|
| Türksat 5B
| Airbus Defence and Space
| 19 December 2021[1][2]
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 4,500 kg (9,900 lb)
| In Service
|
|
| Türksat 6A
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 9 July 2024
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 4,250 kg (9,370 lb)
| In Service
| [3]
|
| Satellite
| Developed by
| Launch Date
| Launch Site
| Launcher
| Mass
| Status
| Note
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BİLSAT-1
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 27 September 2003
| Plesetsk 132/1
| Kosmos-3M
| 130 kg (290 lb)
| Decommissioned (2006)
| [4]
|
| RASAT
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 17 August 2011
| Dombarovsky 370/13
| Dnepr
| 93 kg (205 lb)
| Decommissioned (2022)
| [5]
|
| GÖKTÜRK-2
| Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 18 December 2012
|  Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2
| Chang Zheng 2D
| 400 kg (880 lb)
| In Service
| [6]
|
| GÖKTÜRK-1
| Telespazio / Turkish Aerospace Industries
| 5 December 2016
| Kourou ELV
| Vega flight VV08
| 1,060 kg (2,340 lb)
| In Service
| [7]
|
| İMECE
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 15 April 2023
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 800 kg (1,800 lb)
| In Service
| [8]
|
| Fergani FGN-100-d1
| Fergani Space
| 14 January 2025 [9]
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 100 kg (220 lb)
| In Service
| [10] Launched with Transporter 12 mission.[11]
|
| Micro Satellite
| Turkish Aerospace Industries
| 2027 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| 150 kg (330 lb)
| Planned
| [12]
|
| GÖKTÜRK-Y
| Turkish Aerospace Industries
| 2026-2027 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
| Planned
| It will replace GÖKTÜRK-1.[13][14] |
| GÖKTÜRK-3
| Turkish Aerospace Industries/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute/Aselsan
| 2028 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
| Planned
| [16][17]Göktürk-3 developed by TAI, Aselsan and TUBITAK UZAY was aiming for a 2025 launch, which was later postponed to 2028.[18] |
| İMECE-2
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 2027 (Planned) | N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned
| [19]
|
| İMECE-3
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| 2028 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned
| [19]
|
| ULUĞ BEY | Fergani Space | 2025-2030 (Planned) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Planned | Fergani Space is planning to launch 100 satellites, which will form the ULUĞ BEY national global positioning system.[20] |
| Satellite
| Developed by
| Mission type
| Launch Date
| Launch Site
| Launcher
| Mass
| Status
| Note
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITUpSAT1
| Istanbul Technical University/Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
| Educational and technology demonstration/Earth observation
| 23 September 2009
|  Satish Dhawan FLP
| PSLV-C14
| 990 g (35 oz)
| Decommissioned
| [21]
|
| TürkSAT-3USAT
| Istanbul Technical University/
| Amateur radio communications and engineering data collection
| 26 April 2013
| Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2
| Chang Zheng 2D
| 4 kg (8.8 lb)
| Decommissioned
| [22]
|
| BeEagleSAT
| Istanbul Technical University
| Scientific research
| 18 April 2017
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Atlas V
| 1 kg (2.2 lb)
| Decommissioned
| [23]
|
| HAVELSAT
| Istanbul Technical University
| Technology demonstration and scientific research
| 18 April 2017
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Atlas V
| 1 kg (2.2 lb)
| Decommissioned
| [24]
|
| UBAKUSAT
| Istanbul Technical University
| Technology demonstration and amateur radio communications
| 2 April 2018
| Kennedy LC-39A
| Falcon 9 FT, CRS-14
| 3 kg (6.6 lb)
| Decommissioned
| [25]
|
| ASELSAT
| ASELSAN
| Technology demonstration
| 13 January 2021
| Kennedy LC-39A
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 3 kg (6.6 lb)
| In Service
| [26]
|
| GRIZU-263A
| Bülent Ecevit University
| Scientific research and educational purposes
| 13 January 2022
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 1 kg (2.2 lb)
| In Service
| [27]
|
| Plan-S Connecta-T1.1
| PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 25 May 2022
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 4 kg (8.8 lb)
| In Service
| Test satellite[28]
|
| Plan-S Connecta-T1.2
| PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 3 January 2023
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 4 kg (8.8 lb)
| In Service
| Test satellite[28]
|
| TÜBITAK UZAY SSS-2B
| TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
| Technology demonstration
| 14 April 2023
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 3 kg (6.6 lb)
| In Service
| [29]
|
| Plan-S Connecta-T2.1
| PLAN-S
| Earth observation and IoT connectivity
| 15 April 2023
| Cape Canaveral SLC-40
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 6 kg (13 lb)
| In Service
| [30]
|
| Plan-S Connecta-T3.1
| PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 11 November 2023
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 6 kg (13 lb)
| In Service
| [30]
|
| Plan-S Connecta-T3.2
| PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 11 November 2023
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 6 kg (13 lb)
| In Service
| [30]
|
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 1,2,3,4 | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 16 August 2024
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 6U
| In Service
| First four were launched in 16 August 2024 with Transporter 11 mission.[31] |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 5,6,7,8 | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 14 January 2025
| Vandenberg Space Force Base
| Falcon 9 Block 5
| 6U
| In Service
| Second four were launched in 14 January 2025 with Transporter 12 mission.[32] |
| SkyLink-1 & 2 | Hello Space | IoT Communication and Earth Observation | 14 January 2025 | Vandenberg Space Force Base | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 3P | In Service | Launched with Transporter 12 mission.[32] |
| ITU SSDTL | Istanbul Technical University | Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard (RAFS) based atomic clock in low earth orbit towards (LEO) use in national GNSS satellites | 14 January 2025 | Vandenberg Space Force Base | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 6U | In Service | Launched with Transporter 12 mission.[32] |
 PAUSAT-1 | Istanbul Technical University/ Pakistan Air University | High-resolution multispectral imager in Low Earth Orbit | 14 January 2025 | Vandenberg Space Force Base | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 16U | In Service | Launched with Transporter 12 mission.[32] |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 4 satellites | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 2025 (Planned)
| N/A | N/A
| N/A
| Planned | PLAN-S will launch more than 100 satellites[33][34] |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 2025 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned | |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 2025 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned | |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 2026 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned | |
| Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites | PLAN-S
| IoT Communication and Earth Observation
| 2027 (Planned)
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Planned |
References
- ^ Sahin, Tuba (7 April 2021). "Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite in Q4". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5B". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ Mike Wall (2024-07-08). "SpaceX launches Türkiye's 1st homegrown communications satellite to orbit (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "BILSAT-1". Archived from the original on 2013-03-21.
- ^ "RASAT". Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.
- ^ "GÖKTÜRK-2".
- ^ "GÖKTÜRK-1".
- ^ "İMECE". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Milli uydu "Fergani FGN-100-d1" yörüngesine yerleşti". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Fergani Uzay". ferganispace.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Lentz, Danny (2025-01-14). "SpaceX Transporter-12 launches more than 100 satellites". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Micro satellite by TAI".
- ^ Torlak, Hakan (2022-10-24). "GÖKTÜRK-Y". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "GÖKTÜRK-Y project".
- ^ Şentürk, Abdullah (2021-05-30). "Göktürk-3 ve Göktürk-1Y uydularının fırlatma tarihine erteleme". M5 Dergi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "GÖKTÜRK-3".
- ^ "GÖKTÜRK-3 project".
- ^ Şentürk, Abdullah (2021-05-30). "Göktürk-3 ve Göktürk-1Y uydularının fırlatma tarihine erteleme". M5 Dergi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ a b "İMECE-2 & İMECE-3". 22 January 2024.
- ^ BaykarTech. "MİLLİ UYDU FERGANİ FGN-100-d1 UZAYDA". baykartech.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "ITUpSAT1". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21.
- ^ "TurkSat-3USat (Turkish Satellite - 3U Satellite) - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "BeEagleSat (QB50 TR01)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "HAVELSAT (QB50 TR02)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "UBAKUSAT".
- ^ "ASELSAT". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Clark, Stephen. "Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 105 satellites – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b "Plan-S signs contract with ENPULSION to procure electric propulsion systems for CONNECTA IoT Constellation - Enpulsion". 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Kulu, Erik. "SSS-2B". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b c Kulu, Erik. "Connecta T2.1". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 116 payloads on Falcon 9 rideshare mission: Transporter-11 – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c d Lentz, Danny (2025-01-14). "SpaceX Transporter-12 launches more than 100 satellites". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Yerli takım uyduları göreve hazır". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Türkiye'den ilk takım uyduları fırlatma için yola çıktı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-07-04.