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Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu, Turkey's first domestic and national communication satellite Türksat On the night of July 8 to July 9 with the Turkish time of 6A, Turkey At 00:20 a.m., SpaceX arrived at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. He reported that he would be sent into space with a Falcon 9 rocket from the launch center. Uralo?lu said, "Our Türksat 6A satellite, which is produced locally and nationally, has successfully entered space. After the dispatch of our satellite, through the stations, the entire orbit and sub-orbit system checks will be carried out, and then at 42 degrees East longitude Space travel will begin towards its orbit."
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralo?lu, Turkey's first domestic and national communication satellite Türksat He announced that the date for the launch of 6A into space has been set. Satellite, Noting that SpaceX will send it into space with the Falcon 9 rocket, Uralo?lu said, "Our Türksat 6A satellite is located at Cape Canaveral, owned by SpaceX in Florida, USA. July 8, 2024 US local time with a Falcon 9 rocket from the launch center At 17:20, 8:9 a.m. to 00:20 a.m. Sent. If we take the moment of launch of the satellite as a reference, from this moment about half an hour later, the separation of the Türksat 6A satellite from the rocket It will happen," he said.
"Orbital tests will last for 1 month"
Minister Uralo?lu, the satellite from the rocket that SpaceX will keep the whole process under control after his departure "The successful completion of the launch process and the satellite from the rocket In the 70th minute after separation, the first from our Türksat 6A satellite We are waiting for the signal to be received. Reception of the signal after the moment of separation of the satellite We will be able to say that the launch and separation took place successfully. This Therefore, it is very important to receive this first signal." After the launch Stating that Türksat 6A will set off with a chemical propulsion system, Uralo?lu said, "All orbital and subsystem controls of our satellite through stations and then towards its orbit at 42 degrees East longitude Space travel will begin. After the completion of the journey, our satellite It is planned to begin orbital tests. At least 1 after reaching orbit After months of tests, it was received by Türksat in orbit We are planning to put the Türksat 6A satellite into operation."
"35 thousand 786 kilometers away It will be positioned"
Uralo?lu, existing satellites Türksat 6A, which will provide redundancy, is also important in Turkey's satellite capacity. After a month-long journey of Türksat 6A, he said. He noted that it will be located 35,786 kilometers from Earth. Turksat Explaining that 6A has a power of 8.4 kilowatts, Uralo?lu said, "Türksat 6A satellite is a as an earth-fixed communication satellite; Communication, especially TV broadcasting services and satellite communications of our country in a wide coverage area will be able to meet their needs. In addition, existing satellites are not in service India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will also be covered. Türksat, 6 Among the world's leading satellite operators with active communication satellite It will consolidate its place," he said.
