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Turksat is a Turkish satellite operator providing communication and broadcasting services. It owns and operates a fleet of satellites, including communication and earth observation satellites, serving regions like the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Turksat partners with companies like Eutelsat and Hughes to enhance its services, such as in-flight connectivity, and works with Turkish companies like ULAK on projects like 5G-enabled smart transportation. The company's activities contribute to Turkey's growing role in space, including efforts to establish a national satellite brand.
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Turksat 5A was ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017 and launched on a Falcon 9 on 2021-01-07.
Turksat plans to leverage the solution with the anticipated launch of the Turksat 5B satellite later 2021 to expand coverage across Europe and Africa.
Turksat will use the solution to provide 0.004 kg cellular backhaul coverage to 100 rural sites.
ST Engineering iDirect, XipLink, and Turksat invested time, equipment, and expertise in developing and testing the additional security feature in XipLink’s software.
Turksat will launch its first domestically built communications satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Turkish satellite operator Turksat ordered Turksat 5A and Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.
Airbus won the two-satellite Turksat order over Space Systems Loral and Mitsubishi Electric in a tender first announced in October 2017 and closed in November 2017.
Turksat tested 8K Ultra-HD satellite broadcasts that deliver 16 times the resolution of HD using the Türksat 4B satellite positioned at 50 degrees East.