Türkiye's 1st homegrown communications satellite launched successfully
Turksat 6A, Türkiye's first domestically produced communications satellite, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The launch occurred at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, with deployment of the 4.25-ton satellite expected approximately 35 minutes later, as per SpaceX.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 06:09 | 09 July 2024
- Modified Date: 06:09 | 09 July 2024
Türkiye's first homegrown communications satellite, Turksat 6A, was successfully launched from the US state of Florida by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
The launching was realized at 7.30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2330GMT) on Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
After around 35 minutes, the satellite is expected to deploy, according to SpaceX.
The 4.25-ton satellite will operate at the 42 degrees East orbital position and its service life will be 15 years in orbit.
It will cover Türkiye, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia and will serve 4.5 billion people for TV, radio and emergency communications.
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