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Space Technologies Research Institute

TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute is Turkey's leading organization in the field of space with its RASAT, GÖKTÜRK-2, İMECE and TÜRKSAT 6A satellites. TÜBİTAK UZAY has been developing operational satellite systems and subsystems with domestic and national history in this field, in which it has been active for more than 20 years.

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July 09, 2024

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News & Announcements

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İMECE Satellite Taken into Air Forces Command Inventory as GÖKTÜRK-2B

Turkey's first sub-meter resolution satellite developed with domestic and national ...
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TÜBİTAK UZAY Represented Turkey at GEO Global Forum 2025

Held in Rome, Italy between May 5-9, 2025, the GEO ...
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Turkey's Space Journey Meets Cypriot Participants at TEKNOFEST TRNC

As TUBITAK UZAY, between May 1-4, 2025, Northern Cyprus ...
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We Strengthened Our International Collaborations at STC 2025

The Space Technology Conference held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on April 24-25 ...
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Personnel Announcement Application Results Announced!

Evaluation of applications for Researcher and Technical Support Staff job postings ...
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TÜRKSAT 6A Commissioned

Turkey's First Domestic and National Communication Satellite Enters Service Turkey's ...
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ABOUT US

Who We Are

TÜBİTAK UZAY is Turkey's leading research and development organization in the rapidly developing field of space technologies. It develops many subsystems and application projects such as domestic and national operational satellites, communication systems, star trackers and flight computers in order to ensure the technological independence of our country.

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Technology & Solutions

TÜBİTAK UZAY develops many subsystems and application projects such as communication systems, star trackers and flight computers, as well as domestic and national operational satellites in order to ensure the technological independence of our country in the field of space technologies.

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Infrastructures & Services

TÜBİTAK UZAY, Turkey's leading research and development organization in the rapidly developing field of space technologies, has been operating in the field of satellite technology research and development since 2001. Our Institute, whose product portfolio includes BİLSAT, RASAT, GÖKTÜRK-2 and İMECE satellites that have successfully served our country, has proven its reliability in all processes at the system and subsystem level (AIT etc.) with its operational products.

In fact, the RASAT satellite, which had a design life of three years, successfully served for 11 years and was recently retired. GÖKTÜRK-2 and İMECE satellites, on the other hand, continue to serve successfully with their subsystems and components realized with domestic and national capabilities.

TÜBİTAK UZAY responds to the needs in the field of space both through the services it provides through its infrastructures and through the transfer of knowledge through consultancies.

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Our Satellites

bilsat-g-1-500X

2003

BILSAT

Turkey's First Earth Observation
Satellite

rasat-g-1-500X

2011

RASAT

Turkey's First Observation
Satellite

gokturk-2-g-500X

2012

GÖKTÜRK-2

Turkey's First National Military Intelligence
Satellite

imece g 2 500X

2023

IMECE

Turkey's First Sub-meter Resolution Earth Observation Satellite

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2024

TÜRKSAT 6A

Türkiye's First Indigenous and National Communication Satellite

Turkey's First Domestically Produced National Communication Satellite TÜRKSAT 6A was Successfully Launched into Space and Reached its Orbit!

TÜRKSAT 6A, the first domestic and national communication satellite of our country, was launched into space at 02.30 Turkish time on the night between July 8 and July 9 from Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida, USA, by Space X's Falcon 9 rocket.

Our satellite reached its final mission orbit at 42 degrees East longitude at 04:56 on December 28, 2024 Turkey time.

We will continue to share the developments regarding the TÜRKSAT 6A Satellite with you here.

09.07.2024 / TSI 03.05

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully separated from the last stage of the launch vehicle.

09.07.2024 / TSI 03.35

The first signal was successfully received from TÜRKSAT 6A after the separation.

09.07.2024 / TSI 04.41

After the separation, the first space command was successfully transmitted to TÜRKSAT 6A.

09.07.2024 / TSI 04.51

The tumble caused by the launch vehicle was dampened, and orientation and angular velocity control were successfully achieved.

09.07.2024 / TSI 05.24

TÜRKSAT 6A was directed to the Sun, the Solar Panels were successfully switched on and power generation reached the maximum level.

10.07.2024 / TSI 14.31

The first orbit raising maneuver of TÜRKSAT 6A has been successfully completed. The maneuver, the first in a series of maneuvers planned for the satellite to reach its mission orbit, involved the ignition of a ground thrust engine lasting approximately 82 minutes.

12.07.2024 / TSI 21.18

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully completed its second orbit raising maneuver, which lasted approximately 70 minutes, and moved one step closer to its mission orbit.

14.07.2024 / TSI 10.11

TÜRKSAT 6A, which successfully completed the third geostationary thrust engine ignition, which lasted approximately 7 minutes, successfully continued its planned orbit raising maneuvers.

16.07.2024 / TSI 22.27

Having successfully carried out the 4th geostationary thrust engine ignition, which lasted approximately 38 minutes, TÜRKSAT 6A has now completed most of its journey to the mission orbit.

18.07.2024 / TSI 00.03

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully completed its 5th orbit raising maneuver, which lasted 5 minutes and 22 seconds, and settled into its mission orbit precisely.

18.07.2024 / TSI 17:00

TÜRKSAT 6A was oriented to Earth and the Solar Panels were switched to autonomous Sun tracking. Thus, the orientation and power configurations for the mission orbit

19.07.2024 / TSI 00:01

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully completed its first position protection maneuver lasting 148 seconds.

19.07.2024 / TSI 12:33

Periodic distance measurements of TÜRKSAT 6A over the antenna systems at TÜRKSAT Gölbaşı Ground Station have started.

20.07.2024 / TSI 11:00

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully performed the second position protection maneuver lasting 60 seconds.

20.07.2024 / TSI 14:39

The opening operation of the Deployable Antenna Reflectors of the Payload was successfully carried out.

28.07.2024 / TSI 06:00

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully performed its third position protection maneuver lasting 69 seconds.

05.08.2024 / TSI 20:39

Periodic position protection maneuvers of TÜRKSAT 6A started.

06.08.2024 / TSI 14:30

In-Orbit Acceptance Tests of TÜRKSAT 6A started with the Thermal Control Subsystem (IKS) tests.

09.08.2024 / TSI 14:30

In-orbit Acceptance Tests started with the transition of spare equipment.

09.08.2024 / TSI 18:30

IKS tests completed.

11.08.2024 / TSI 13:45

Telemetry, Telecommunication and Distance Measurement Subsystem (TTM) tests started with the tests of non-directional communication lines.

13.08.2024 / TSI 11:30

Within the scope of the tests, all non-directional communication lines between TÜRKSAT 6A and ground stations were verified.

16.08.2024 / TSI 11:15

Satellite Management Subsystem (UYS) tests started. Within the scope of these tests, time synchronization and encrypted communication tests were carried out.

19.08.2024 / TSI 14:00

TTM tests continued with the tests of directional communication lines.

22.08.2024 / TSI 17:30

Within the scope of the tests, all-way communication lines between TÜRKSAT 6A and ground stations were verified.

23.08.2024 / TSI 11:32

The Hall Effect Propulsion Engine developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY was fired for the first time during the TÜRKSAT 6A mission (firing time 7 minutes).

28.08.2024, 30.08.2024 / TSI 11:16

Using the Hall Effective Propulsion Engine, a position protection operation was carried out by means of two 30-minute firings two days apart.

04.09.2024 / TSI 22:45

With the start of the eclipse season, battery charge and discharge tests within the scope of power subsystem tests have started.

06.09.2024 / TSI 06:30

Battery charge and discharge tests completed.

09.09.2024 / TSI 11:00

As part of the Ku-Band Payload pre-test activities, gas release operations have started.

16.12.2024 / TSİ 10:48

TÜRKSAT 6A has started the transfer process from its geostationary orbit at 50 degrees East longitude, where it was placed for orbital tests, to its mission orbit.

28.12.2024 / TSI 04:56

TÜRKSAT 6A was successfully transferred from the test orbit at 50 degrees East longitude to the final mission orbit at 42 degrees East longitude.

19.02.2025 / TSI 09:30

TÜRKSAT 6A successfully realized its first test broadcast.

19.02.2025 / TSI 10:00

Space segment tests of TÜRKSAT 6A have been successfully completed.

21.04.2025 / TSI 15:30

TÜRKSAT 6A commissioned.

We are proud!

Because Turkey's first domestic communication satellite, TÜRKSAT 6A, will take its place in space on July 9:

  • Turkey became one of the 11 countries operating its own communication satellite;
  • The highest-value technological product produced by our country to date has started its 15-year mission at the farthest point we have ever reached in space (35,786 km);
  • With a localization rate of over 80 percent, the design, production, integration and testing processes carried out under the leadership of TÜBİTAK UZAY have started to prove themselves worldwide;
  • Many high-tech satellite subsystems developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY, such as flight computers, power distribution and regulation units, star trackers, reaction wheels, electric propulsion systems, as well as indigenous software, have started to gain history and have become a candidate to become the locomotive for our space technology exports.

We are on our way to becoming a world-class technology provider!

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