Turkey’s new satellite Türksat 3A was delivered from the Thales Alenia Space facilities in France, where all tests were completed, to the Kourou Satellite Launch Zone in French Guiana.. Türksat 3A, which will replace Türksat 1C satellite and 22 Turkish engineers take part in the design and production process, will increase Turkey’s satellite communication capacity by 50 percent..

Saying that Türksat 3A will be launched into space with a great ceremony at the end of May, Türksat A.Ş.. General Manager Dr.. Özkan Dalbay, “Türksat 3A was developed under the supervision of Turkish engineers and using the latest technologies. Our satellite, which makes a great contribution to Turkey’s knowledge on satellite technology, will also significantly increase our capacity in space.. Turksat A.S.. We have focused our efforts on making Turkey one of the world’s leading countries in the field of satellites.. We aim to produce the second satellite after Türksat 3A, entirely by Turkish engineers, in Turkey..

Türksat 3A, which will serve in a wide geography from China to Greenland, has the capacity and capabilities to respond to the demands of broadcasting organizations from Asia, Europe, North Africa and Turkey.. The service life of the satellite is planned as 20 years..

Türksat 3A uses the latest technologies in the field of satellite communication, such as high-level switching and the ability to determine its own state according to the positions of stars in space (Star Tracker)..

Broadband internet to the village, to the hamlet, to the construction site

Another important feature of Türksat 3A is its VSAT satellite terminals that allow 50-60 cm bidirectional communication. Ability to provide broadband internet connection, data communication and telephone connection services to places where the cable infrastructure does not reach, such as villages, hamlets and construction sites.. Türksat 1C and 2A satellites were able to provide this service through 90 cm dishes.. The reduction in dish size reduces the initial setup costs for those who want to take advantage of this service..

With the current total capacity of Türksat 1C and 2A, approximately 500 TV channels can be served.. The data communication capacity provided by these satellites is at the level of 4.5 Gbit.. With the replacement of Türksat 1C by Türksat 3A, the number of channels and data transfer capacities will increase by approximately 50%, reaching 750 TV channels and 7 Gbit data transfer capacity..

To be launched with a ceremony in May

Türksat 3A was planned to be launched in March. However, due to the adverse weather conditions in French Guiana, which is the launch site, the launch could not be made between December 21 and March 9, and the launch of the satellites planned to be launched before Türksat 3A was delayed.. Therefore, the launch of Türksat 3A was postponed to the third week of May.. Before Türksat 3A, the communication satellites of Brazil (Starone C2) and Vietnam (VinaSAT-1) will be launched in one go.. Türksat 3A will be sent into space with a big ceremony in the third week of May..

The delay in the launch of Türksat 3A brought up the possibility of interruptions in the services of the Türksat 1C satellite, which is still in use.. Türksat A.Ş.. General Manager Dr.. Özkan Dalbay said that there may be short-term interruptions in the services of Türksat 1C, which was previously planned to be replaced by the 3A satellite at the end of March, due to delays in the launch program of other countries’ satellites.. Dalbay, “The majority of the load on Türksat 1C has been shifted to Türksat 2A. For this reason, we think that there will be no significant problems in satellite communication,” he said..

Türksat 3A in short

• The design started on February 10, 2006
• Produced at Thales Alenia Space facilities in France
• Can serve Asia, Europe and North Africa from China to Greenland.
• Supports 400 TV channels
• It has 4 Gbit data transfer capacity
• Has the latest technologies in the satellite field such as high-level switching and Star Tacker.
• 20 years lifespan
• Kourou Satellite Launch Zone in French Guiana’ third week of May will be sent to space.