Airbus’s contract for Turksat-5A and -5B is worth nearly $500,000,000 and includes a ground station, launch services, and in-orbit delivery.
Turksat has launched high-capacity Ka-Band satellite internet access in Syria via the Turksat-5B satellite.
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.
Avanti will combine capacity and coverage from its HYLAS 4 and HYLAS 2 satellites with Turksat’s Turksat-5B satellite to provide customers access to more than 100 Gbps of GEO Ka-band capacity.