Turkish expertise big Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), along with its duty within the nationwide communications satellite tv for pc Türksat 6A, is about to hold out new home and international missions with numerous satellites.
TAI Space Systems Deputy General Manager Selman Nas advised Anadolu Agency (AA) that the corporate developed an operational satellite tv for pc for one more buyer by using competencies gained in the middle of making communications satellite tv for pc Türksat 6A.
Therefore, TAI has created the Small Size GEO Satellite telecommunication satellite tv for pc platform, which might accommodate a variety of business payloads and missions for this goal, he stated.
“The most important feature of this satellite is that it is electric and its lifespan is the same as other chemical propulsion systems. Hence, the mass of the satellite is low,” Nas underlined.
Thanks to its low mass, it has a low launch value and may be produced and put into service in a short time, Nas famous.
Elucidating that TAI began making such a satellite tv for pc for Argentina’s operator ARIAT, he stated: “They wanted a satellite suitable for high-capacity data and communication transfer. Technically, it is called Ka band.”
Nas stated the essential design of Small Size GEO is predicted to be accomplished by the top of this 12 months, and its improvement venture by the top of subsequent 12 months.
Touching on Türkiye’s high-resolution earth statement satellite tv for pc Göktürk-1, Nas stated TAI is engaged on the Gokturk Renewal satellite tv for pc as Göktürk-1 will full its seven-year lifespan quickly.
“The satellite will be launched into orbit in 2027. There is no change/delay in this schedule for now,” Nas stated.
Nas additionally added that the corporate included conducting business actions with small and cost-effective statement satellites on their agenda and that they developed a microsatellite venture.
“Again, it is an observation satellite. Its resolution is not for military operations. It is a project to evaluate images – captured for certain agriculture, forestry and urbanism applications – and transmit them to the end user,” he defined.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
