This is a list of satellites of Turkey.
Satellites
Large Communications Satellites
SatelliteDeveloped/Built byLaunch DateLaunch siteLauncherMassStatusNote Türksat 1A Aérospatiale 24 January 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+ Türksat 1B Aérospatiale 10 August 1994 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44LP H10+ Türksat 1C Aérospatiale 9 July 1996 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44L H10-3 Türksat 2A Thales Alenia Space 10 January 2001 ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre Ariane-44P H10-3 Eurasiasat 1 Türksat 3A Thales Alenia Space 12 June 2008 ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre Ariane 5ECA Türksat 4A Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) 14 February 2014 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/24 Proton-M/Briz-M Türksat 4B Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) 16 October 2015 Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39 Proton-M/Briz-M Türksat 5A Airbus Defence and Space 8 January 2021 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Türksat 5B Airbus Defence and Space 19 December 2021 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Türksat 6A TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute 9 July 2024 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5
+Earth Observation/Reconnaissance SatellitesSatelliteDeveloped byLaunch DateLaunch siteLauncherMassStatusNote BİLSAT-1 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute27 September 2003 Plesetsk 132/1 Kosmos-3M RASAT TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute17 August 2011 Dombarovsky 370/13 Dnepr GÖKTÜRK-2 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute18 December 2012 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 Chang Zheng 2D GÖKTÜRK-1 Telespazio / Turkish Aerospace Industries5 December 2016 Kourou ELV Vega flight VV08 İMECE TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute15 April 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Fergani FGN-100-d1 Fergani Space14 January 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5 Launched with Transporter 12 mission. Micro Satellite Turkish Aerospace Industries2027 (Planned)N/AN/AGÖKTÜRK-Y Turkish Aerospace Industries2026-2027 (Planned)N/AN/AIt will replace GÖKTÜRK-1.
Göktürk-1Y variant is expected to launch in 2026.GÖKTÜRK-3 Turkish Aerospace Industries/ TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute/Aselsan2028 (Planned)N/AN/AGöktürk-3 developed by TAI, Aselsan and TUBITAK UZAY was aiming for a 2025 launch, which was later postponed to 2028. İMECE-2 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute2027 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A İMECE-3 TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute2028 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A ULUĞ BEY Fergani Space2025-2030 (Planned)N/AN/AN/AFergani Space is planning to launch 100 satellites, which will form the ULUĞ BEY national global positioning system.
+Cube/Nano/Pico SatellitesSatelliteDeveloped byMission typeLaunch DateLaunch siteLauncherMassStatusNote ITUpSAT1 Istanbul Technical University/Faculty of Aeronautics and AstronauticsEducational and technology demonstration/Earth observation23 September 2009 Satish Dhawan FLP PSLV-C14 TürkSAT-3USAT Istanbul Technical University/
Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory and Radio Frequency Electronics LaboratoryAmateur radio communications and engineering data collection26 April 2013 Jiuquan LA-4/SLS-2 Chang Zheng 2D BeEagleSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityScientific research18 April 2017 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Atlas V HAVELSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityTechnology demonstration and scientific research18 April 2017 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Atlas V UBAKUSAT Istanbul Technical UniversityTechnology demonstration and amateur radio communications2 April 2018 Kennedy LC-39A Falcon 9 FT, CRS-14 ASELSAT ASELSANTechnology demonstration13 January 2021 Kennedy LC-39A Falcon 9 Block 5 GRIZU-263A Bülent Ecevit UniversityScientific research and educational purposes13 January 2022 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Plan-S Connecta-T1.1 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation25 May 2022 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5Test satellite Plan-S Connecta-T1.2 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation3 January 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5Test satellite TÜBITAK UZAY SSS-2B TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research InstituteTechnology demonstration14 April 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5 Plan-S Connecta-T2.1 PLAN-SEarth observation and IoT connectivity15 April 2023 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 Falcon 9 Block 5 Plan-S Connecta-T3.1 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation11 November 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5 Plan-S Connecta-T3.2 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation11 November 2023 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 5 Plan-S IoT Connecta - 1,2,3,4 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation16 August 2024 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 56UFirst four were launched in 16 August 2024 with Transporter 11 mission. Plan-S IoT Connecta - 5,6,7,8 PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation14 January 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 56USecond four were launched in 14 January 2025 with Transporter 12 mission. SkyLink-1 & 2 Hello SpaceIoT Communication and Earth Observation14 January 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 53PLaunched with Transporter 12 mission. ITU SSDTL Istanbul Technical UniversityRubidium Atomic Frequency Standard (RAFS) based atomic clock in low earth orbit towards (LEO) use in national GNSS satellites14 January 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 56ULaunched with Transporter 12 mission. PAUSAT-1 Istanbul Technical University/ Pakistan Air University High-resolution multispectral imager in Low Earth Orbit14 January 2025 Vandenberg Space Force Base Falcon 9 Block 516ULaunched with Transporter 12 mission. Plan-S IoT Connecta - 4 satellites PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation2025 (Planned)N/AN/AN/APLAN-S will launch more than 100 satellites Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation2025 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A Plan-S IoT Connecta - 8 satellites PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation2025 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation2026 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A Plan-S IoT Connecta - 16 satellites PLAN-SIoT Communication and Earth Observation2027 (Planned)N/AN/AN/A
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