UZAY
Lunar Spacecraft
Türkiye’s First Deep-Space Spacecraft
Project Goal
Developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY under Türkiye’s Lunar Research Program, one of the ten strategic objectives of the National Space Program, the Lunar Spacecraft is designed to carry out Türkiye’s first deep-space mission. The mission aims to reach lunar orbit, conduct scientific investigations, and establish Türkiye’s first contact with the lunar surface. With this mission, Türkiye will become the ninth country to conduct activities on the Moon using its own capabilities.
Platform
TstarD-100
Mission Operations Software
TstarGO
Target Applications
Equipped with high-resolution imaging systems and four scientific payloads, two developed domestically and two through international collaboration, the Lunar Spacecraft will conduct observations from lunar orbit to generate unique scientific data on water formation mechanisms and the lunar environment. The mission will also advance Türkiye’s deep-space mission operations capabilities through the following activities:
- Scientific observations and exploration from lunar orbit
- Investigation of solar wind-lunar surface interactions
- Investigation of lunar water formation mechanisms
- Characterization of local magnetic fields on the Moon
- High-resolution imaging of the lunar surface
- Analysis of lunar surface temperature, albedo, and associated physical properties
- Characterization of the lunar radiation environment
- Validation of deep-space navigation technologies
- In-space demonstration of newly developed technologies in the deep-space environment
Scheduled Launch Date
2027 Q2
