Turksat Inc. General Manager Hasan Huseyin Ertok stated that they aim to locate Turksat 5A as an important satellite in terms of television broadcasting in the North Africa region and said, “We are in talks for Turksat 5A frequency sales to North African countries, we will sign a contract in a short time.”
Turksat Inc. General Manager Hasan Huseyin Ertok, in his statement to AA correspondent at the 15th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2021), emphasized that as Turksat, they are one of the important stakeholders of the defense and aviation industry.
Underlining that they exhibited their activities in the field of satellite services at the fair, Ertok said, “This year we have increased our product range. We have given a name to the products we offer satellite services, we have military-grade antennas under the main brand of ‘PeycOn’. We have portable antennas on the back, the antenna we use for marine vehicles and other antennas.”
Pointing out that they were able to create a turnkey end-to-end communication service by developing antenna systems and their components, Ertok said that they introduced these products at the fair this year.
WORK CONTINUES ON 5B AND 6A
Reminding that the Turksat 5A satellite was put into service in June, Ertok drew attention to the fact that the system satellite level tests of the 5B communication satellite have reached the final stage. Ertok said, “Tests for our 5D satellite will be completed at the facilities in France, such as November. After that, our satellite will be sent to the USA for launch. We aim to launch the 5D satellite at the end of the year. We are working to meet the target. Only antenna performance tests remain. It will be delivered on the ground like November.”
Underlining that the work on the 6A communication satellite continues without slowing down on both the engineering and flight model, Ertok said:
“The flight model is the one to be sent into space. Their production has already begun. Testing on the engineering model is largely complete. Some changes will be made to the flight model with the data from the engineering model, but so far it is going well. There is no problem with the results. Our goal for the Turksat 6A satellite is to launch it at the end of next year and send it into space. Hopefully, we are following closely in line with that target.”
5A IS ON THE WAY TO ABROAD
Ertok, Turksat, stated that after the 5A was put into service, the work on the marketing continues and pointed out that North Africa and Europe have become important markets in terms of the satellite’s coverage area. Ertok said, “We have serious talks. We aim to position 5A as an important satellite in terms of television broadcasting in the North African region. Negotiations continue for Turksat 5A frequency sales to North African countries, and we will sign contracts in a short time. 5A is a high-capacity satellite in an important orbit.”
Source: Sabah / Translated by Irem Yildiz