Who We Are
TÜBİTAK UZAY is the leading research and development entity in Türkiye in the field of rapidly developing space technologies and applications. With its impressive heritage portfolio, UZAY develops subsystems and application projects such as communication systems, startrackers and flight computers, as well as turnkey operational satellite systems.
The product portfolio of TÜBİTAK UZAY includes BİLSAT, RASAT, GÖKTÜRK-2 and İMECE satellites that have successfully served our country in the field of earth observation since 2001. Two operational Earth observation satellites, GÖKTÜRK-2 and İMECE consist of subsystems and components, whose design, production and integration processes were carried out in-house.
The most important proof of the reliability of these subsystems and the relevant AIT processes (production, integration and testing) used in their development is the RASAT satellite, which has recently completed its service life and was retired. The RASAT satellite, which had a design life of three years, was successfully operated for an impressive 11 years period.
Our latest significant success, TÜRKSAT 6A, the first indigenously-developed national telecommunications satellite of Türkiye, was launched to space and placed into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) in July 2024.
In addition to these achievements, TÜBİTAK UZAY is also at the epicenter of cooperation and collaboration efforts both at national and international level in areas such as technology transfer, AIT services, space applications and consultancy.
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Accumulated Orbital Time of Our Satellites in Space
July 9th
Latest Launch
Our Mission
Meet the space-related needs of our country through R&D, establish infrastructure and become an epicenter for knowledge accumulation.
Our Technology
As TÜBİTAK UZAY, we utilize our proven AIT infrastructure and processes to develop indigenous and national satellite systems, subsystems and payloads. In addition, we exploit earth observation data to provide cutting-edge analysis in support of the sustainable economic and social development of Türkiye.
Our Vision
Become a center of excellence for research and development in the space sector, and emerge as a leading institution on the international stage.
Human Resources
Manned Space Missions
Türkiye's first space traveller Alper Gezeravcı was sent to the International Space Station on the AX-3 (AXIOM-3) mission. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying the astronaut was launched into space by a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket and docked with the International Space Station at an altitude of approximately 420 km. After 18 days in the International Space Station, Gezeravcı completed Türkiye's first manned space science mission and landed on 9 February.
1985
AEAGE
Ankara Electronics R&D Institute
1995
BİLTEN
Information Technologies and Electronics R&D Institute
2001
First Satellite Activities
2003
BİLSAT
2001-2003
2006
TÜBİTAK UZAY
TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
2011
RASAT
2004-2011
2012
GÖKTÜRK-2
2007-2012
2013
İMECE
2014
TURKSAT 6A
2014-2024
2016
İMECE
2016-2023
2022
TABM
Turkish Astronaut and Science Mission
AYAP-1
2023
İMECE
2024
OUR FIRST MANNED SPACE MISSIONS
Türkiye's Second Astronaut Tuva Cihangir ATASEVER Successfully Completed Suborbital Research Mission.
TÜRKSAT 6A IN ORBIT
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