The Turksat 5B booster was flying its third mission after previously supporting the uncrewed CRS-22 ISS cargo resupply mission on 2021-06-03 and the Crew-3 mission that launched four astronauts to the ISS on 2021-11-11.
Turksat 5B will increase broadband data capacity and will serve areas including Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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 5B will operate from 42 degrees east in geostationary orbit and is expected to launch later in 2021 on a Falcon 9.
Turksat 5B weighs 4,500 kg and will carry Ka- and Ku-band payloads.
Turkish satellite operator Turksat ordered Turksat 5A and Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.
Turksat-5B is designed to be a 4,500-kilogram satellite carrying Ku- and Ka-band payloads with an expected launch in 2021.
Airbus’ contract for Turksat-5A and Turksat-5B includes the provision of a ground station, launch services, and in-orbit delivery and is worth nearly $500,000,000 as of 2019-04-25.