Turkey launched a telecommunications satellite in space Approximately half a year Before it will be put into service next Week of Transport and Infrastructure in the country minister Thursday said.
Turksat 5B . has been launched in Dec on A Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The satellite was launched to the geostationary transfer orbit, where it will be use Electric thrusters are on board to reach 42°E to provide high services throughout the Ka and Ku-band.
Turkey signed an agreement with The global Airbus airline in 2017 for output of The orbits Türksat 5B and 5A, the latter of who was sent to space in January last year.
The satellite has reached its destination on May 17 and successfully underwent performance Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said the orbital tests.
Turksat 5B . will come online on June 14 with Karaismailoğlu said at a meeting attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in The capital, Ankara.
The satellite will cover a wide area area It includes the entire Middle East region, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and parts of of Africa as well as neighboring countries, as indicated by Karaismailoğlu.
The satellite will have a useful payload capacity that will exceed all satellites So far, it will boost Turkey’s communications capacity 15 times, officials said.
Türksat 5B will increase the number of active Telecommunications satellites in Turkey to five and total number of satellites to eight.
output of The local satellite, Turksat 6A, is also processing in Ankara, where assembly, integration and tests take place out. The satellite is scheduled to be sent to space in 2023.
The Turksat 5A satellite was of the fifth generation also Launched via SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Officials say the communications satellite is entering service in June last year will help Securing the orbital rights of Turkey and it will serve for 35 years.
rest in Turkish unused orbital aperture at 31°E, Türksat 5A provides broadcast services to wide geographical areas covering Europe, the Middle East and large areas of Africa as well as the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Black Seas region.
