TÜRKSAT 6A
TÜRKSAT 6A is Türkiye’s first domestically developed geostationary communications satellite. TÜBİTAK UZAY led development with TUSAŞ, ASELSAN and CTech, using the TstarG-100 platform. The institute lists approximately 1,780 kg dry mass and 4,220 kg total mass, with more than twenty transponders across different frequency bands. The spacecraft launched on Falcon 9 at 23:30 UTC on July 8, 2024, corresponding to July 9 in Türkiye. After testing at 50° East, it reached the final 42° East slot on December 28, 2024. Commissioning took place on April 21, 2025. The mission also demonstrated domestically developed Hall-effect electric propulsion for station keeping and the TStar-GO mission-control software.
Identity
- Aliases
- Turksat 6ATürksat 6ATURKSAT6ATurksat-6A
- Name
- TÜRKSAT 6A
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- TÜRKSAT 6A is Türkiye’s first domestically developed geostationary communications satellite. TÜBİTAK UZAY led development with TUSAŞ, ASELSAN and CTech, using the TstarG-100 platform. The institute lists approximately 1,780 kg dry mass and 4,220 kg total mass, with more than twenty transponders across different frequency bands. The spacecraft launched on Falcon 9 at 23:30 UTC on July 8, 2024, corresponding to July 9 in Türkiye. After testing at 50° East, it reached the final 42° East slot on December 28, 2024. Commissioning took place on April 21, 2025. The mission also demonstrated domestically developed Hall-effect electric propulsion for station keeping and the TStar-GO mission-control software.
- First Flight Date
- 2024-07-08
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://uzay.tubitak.gov.tr/en/turksat-6a/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:53:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:56:19 UTC