According to the statement made by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu TURKSAT 6Asuccessfully passed all tests.
By the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey TURKSAT 6A The statement made about given: “Turkey’s satellite adventure started with TÜRKSAT 1B. During the time, Turkey has made great progress in this field and will put its first domestic communication satellite, TÜRKSAT 6A, into service. “Our 6A communication satellite will make our country one of the first 11 countries in the world that can produce communication satellites.” Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu Stating that TÜRKSAT 6A will be delivered in March, “Afterwards, the satellite will be sent to the launch site in accordance with the agreement made with the Space X company, and the necessary launch operations will be carried out in June.” he said. Additionally, the following was shared during the process: “When completed, 6A will serve at 42 east longitude and will be located in a geocentric orbit, at a distance of 35 thousand 786 kilometers. The local and national communication satellite with a power of 7.5 kW will be equipped with 20 transmitters. The satellite will serve in Ku band and will provide access to regions such as South-East Asia that previous satellites did not reach.
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TURKSAT-6A The assembly, integration and tests of the satellite are carried out in cooperation with TÜRKSAT, SSB and TAI. Right now; In the 6A satellite project, where 3 separate models are planned to be produced: Thermal Structural Qualification Model, Engineering Model and Flight Model, the production, integration and testing of Thermal Structural and Engineering Models have been completed. “The first system level functional tests, thermal vacuum test, vibration test, acoustic test and electromagnetic compatibility tests have also been completed.”