Türksat (company)

Türksat Satellite Communications Cable TV and Operations Incorporated (Turkish: Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.) 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;[1] eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming Türksat A.Ş. on 22 July 2004.[1] 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.

Türksat A.Ş.
IndustryMedia
FoundedDecember 1990, 21 (21-12-1990)
HeadquartersGölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey
ProductsCommunications satellites
Pay TV services
Programming
Cable internet
OwnerTurkey Wealth Fund
Websiteturksat.com.tr/en

Hasan Hüseyin ERTOK was appointed as the General Manager of Türksat A.Ş on January 21, 2021.[2]

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.[3][4] Türksat 4A was launched on 17 February 2014 in cooperation with Rosoboronexport.[5]

Satellite Launch Date Launch Site Launcher Mass Status
Turkey Türksat 1A 24 January 1994 French Guiana ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre European Union Ariane-44LP H10+ 1,743 kg (3,843 lb) Launch failure
Turkey Türksat 1B 10 August 1994 French Guiana ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre European Union Ariane-44LP H10+ 1,743 kg (3,843 lb) Mission ended 2006
Turkey Türksat 1C 9 July 1996 French Guiana ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre European Union Ariane-44L H10-3 1,743 kg (3,843 lb) Mission ended 2010
Turkey Türksat 2A 10 January 2001 French Guiana ELA-2 Guiana Space Centre European Union Ariane-44P H10-3 3,530 kg (7,780 lb) Mission ended 2016
Turkey Türksat 3A 12 June 2008 French Guiana ELA-3 Guiana Space Centre European Union Ariane 5ECA 3,110 kg (6,860 lb) In use
Turkey Türksat 4A 14 February 2014 Kazakhstan Baikonur Cosmodrome Russia Proton-M 4,850 kg (10,690 lb) In use
Turkey Türksat 4B 16 October 2015 Kazakhstan Baikonur Cosmodrome Russia Proton-M 4,924 kg (10,856 lb) In use
Turkey Türksat 5A 8 January 2021 United States Cape Canaveral United States Falcon 9 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) In use
Turkey Türksat 5B 19 December 2021[6][7] United States Cape Canaveral United States Falcon 9 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) Launched
Turkey Türksat 6A Q1 2024[8] United States Cape Canaveral United States Falcon 9 4,250 kg (9,370 lb) In development

Cable TV and internet service

Turksat founded Teledünya, a digital cable TV and internet service, on 1 November 2008.

See also

References
  1. Türksat A.Ş.: Timeline of satellite services in Turkey Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Üst Yönetim".
  3. "Konya'da uydu kontrol merkezi açılacak". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. "Deprem Türksat'ı da vurabilir". Habertürk (in Turkish). 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. "Proton-M orbited the Turkish communications satellite". Russian Defence Export Rosoboronexport. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014.
  6. Sahin, Tuba (7 April 2021). "Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite in Q4". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5B". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. Tarihi, Giriş (28 April 2023). "Türksat 6A uydusu için merakla beklenen tarih!" [The highly anticipated date for the Türksat 6A satellite!]. Ahaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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