Türksat Satellite Communications Cable TV and Operations Incorporated () is the sole communications satellite operator in Turkey. It was established on 21 December 1990 as a state-owned company named Türksat Milli Haberleşme Uyduları (Türksat National Communications Satellites) in Gölbaşı, Ankara Province; eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming Türksat A.Ş. on 22 July 2004. Türksat A.Ş. also owns 100% of the shares of Eurasiasat S.A.M., jointly established as a spin-off company with Aérospatiale in 1996 to manufacture and launch Türksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1) in 2001.
Hasan Hüseyin ERTOK was appointed as the General Manager of Türksat A.Ş on January 21, 2021.
Satellites Türksat A.Ş. has launched the Türksat series of satellites, and operated in the past Türksat 1C, Türksat 2A, Türksat 3A and Astra 1D (lease capacity) communications satellites. Currently, Türksat 4A is in operation. The company conducts satellite telecommunication at its Gölbaşı Ground Station in Ankara. Türksat 4A was launched on 17 February 2014 in cooperation with Rosoboronexport.
SatelliteLaunch DateLaunch siteLauncherMassStatusNote Türksat 1A 24 January 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+ Türksat 1B 10 August 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+ Türksat 1C 9 July 1996 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44L H10-3 Türksat 2A 10 January 2001 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44P H10-3 Eurasiasat 1 Türksat 3A 12 June 2008 ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre Ariane 5ECA Türksat 4A 14 February 2014 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 Proton-M/Briz-M Türksat 4B 16 October 2015 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39 Proton-M/Briz-M Türksat 5A 8 January 2021 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Türksat 5B 19 December 2021 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Türksat 6A 8 July 2024 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5
Cable TV and internet service Turksat founded Teledünya, a digital cable TV and internet service, on 1 November 2008.
See also
Türksat (satellite)
References
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