SpaceX Launches Turkey's First Communication Satellite

Launch of the Turksat 6A satellite (photo: X @SpaceX)

JAKARTA SpaceX, a space company owned by Elon Musk, launched the Turksat 6A satellite on Tuesday, July 9 at 06.30 WIB. The satellite took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Turksat 6A managed to separate from the Falcon 9 rocket about 35 minutes after launch. The satellite is placed in the Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and will reach a targeted position using coupled electrical propulsion. Minutes after launch, the booster or Falcon 9 booster successfully landed on the unmanned ship in the Atlantic Ocean. With the successful landing of the booster, SpaceX has recovered its orbital rocket 328 times. Turksat 6A is Turkey's first made satellite involving several local industrial groups, one of which is the Tmen's Space Technology Research Institute. This is an important achievement because Turksat is always made by foreign companies. Reporting from Spacenews, Turksat 3A was built by Thales Alenia Space, Turksat 4A and 4B developed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO), and Turksat 5A created by Airbus.

This satellite was developed a decade ago and is considered a symbol of Turkey's independence in space, according to Turkish Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloaplu. This statement was delivered through platform X. As a telecommunications satellite, Turksat 6A brought the Ku-bandlus and X to provide communication and satellite television services smoothly. This satellite will focus on providing services in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and four countries that are not covered by Turksat, namely Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and Thailand.