This will be the 22nd and final flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the SpainSat NG II mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, SES O3b mPOWER-C, Ovzon-3, Eutelsat 26D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, SXM-9, and 12 Starlink missions.
TURKSAT-6A is Türkiye’s first domestically developed communications satellite, which contains over 80% local content.
The Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, stated that TURKSAT-6A has a coverage potential reaching 5 billion people.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting SXM-9 previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, Maxar 2, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Turkish government announced on 2021-09-17 that SpaceX will launch Turksat 6A, Turkey’s first domestically built communications satellite, in the first quarter of 2023.
The Turkish government is scheduled to launch Turksat 6A, an upgraded domestically produced satellite, in 2023.
Turksat 6A will operate from 42 degrees east with a payload of Ku- and X-band transponders.
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure awarded SpaceX a contract to launch Turksat 6A, scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.
Turkish Aerospace Industries is building Turksat-6A, Turkey’s first domestically produced geostationary telecommunications satellite.