Turkiye's Turksat 6A To Be Launched Into Earth's Orbit
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
"Turksat 6A", the first telecommunication satellite developed in
Turkiye, will be sent to the United States on June 4 in order to
launch it into the geostationary orbit of the Earth.
Azernews reports that the satellite developed by TUBITAK UZAY's
specialists will be launched next month from Cape Canaveral,
Florida, with the participation of engineers from ASELSAN, TUSAŞ,
and C2TECH companies.
Turkish Minister of transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir
Uraloglu and Minister of industry and Technologies Mehmet Fatih
Kacır will take part in the ceremony of sending "Turksat 6A" from
Ankara today.
Recall that the launch date of the Turkish satellite was
determined between July 8 and 15 of this year.
"Turksat 6A" weighing 4 tons and 250 kilograms will be placed at
42 degrees east longitude. The coverage of the new satellite is
wider than the ones in Orbit, which will also allow services to be
provided in India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
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