TR Space Space Programs

[TheInsider]

Comparing a startup to Baykar is a bit stretch yeah?

Also that startup used smaller arrays dont they? And main problem was that ASELSAN couldn't supply to them given that ASELSAN needs the arrays themselves first

I don't want any research funded by my taxes to end up in a private firm period. TEI, Aselsan, DelttaV and Tübitak are not Baykar's free research facilities.

Aselsan wants to sell FPAs it is ok but it should be available to all companies.
DeltaV shouldn't deliver sensitive research to a private space start-up Fergani. Fergani supposed to be developing satellites, first they transferred CEO of DeltaV, later announced they are developing orbital transfer vehicle and SLV.
There is a reason why Mr. Gürcan Okumuş is fired from Tübitak SAGE.

 

[Strong AI]

Fergani acquired DeltaV's research on hybrid rocket engines. DeltaV supposed to develop orbit transfer vehicle and hybrid launch system bu now Baykar Fergani is developing them.

FERGANİ and Delta V are collaborating on a project for an orbital transfer vehicle. Delta V is developing the engine, while FERGANİ is working on the electronics.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1773449927370162226

Fergani Space and Delta V Space are merging their forces.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1587040379928563713

Where is your source?

 

[TheInsider]

FERGANİ and Delta V are collaborating on a project for an orbital transfer vehicle. Delta V is developing the engine, while FERGANİ is working on the electronics.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1773449927370162226

Fergani Space and Delta V Space are merging their forces.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1587040379928563713

Where is your source?

IP of the OTV belongs to Fergani= Fergani hi-jacked DeltaVs project. DeltaV can find electronics from anywhere but Fergani can't find hybrid engines. There are a shit ton of satellite producers in Turkiye.

 

[dBSPL]

- Fergani is working on a 50-ton launch system to independently go into space.

- The launch vehicle will have a liquid-fueled rocket engine and the capacity to put satellites into orbit.

- The first test rocket launch is planned for 2026.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850139541577027927

 

[hugh]

- Fergani is working on a 50-ton launch system to independently go into space.

- The launch vehicle will have a liquid-fueled rocket engine and the capacity to put satellites into orbit.

- The first test rocket launch is planned for 2026.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850139541577027927

This is utter bullshit. 50 tons my ass. Why not develop a fully reusable starship on your first go then? Roketsan has been developing the tech for decades and will put 100kg into orbit in a year or so and then will go on to develop 1.5tons LEO vehicle to launch in 2028. And here's BAYKAR talks of 50 tons launch vehicles(essentially 2x Falcon 9) to be launched in 2026.

 

[Strong AI]

Fergani Space Launch Vehicle...
- 50 tons
- Liquid fuel rocket engine
- first test rocket to be launched in 2026
- first stage vertical landing system

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850178305502158972

50 tons my ass

I think 50 tons is the mass of the Space Launch Vehicle, not payload.
"Fergani’s 100 kg class micro satellite platforms will operate at an altitude range of 500-600 km. These satellites will provide communication and positioning services and will be operating in the Ku, Ka, S and L bands for global coverage."

https://www.ferganispace.com/en/services/satellite-constellations/

 

[hugh]

Fergani Space Launch Vehicle...
- 50 tons
- Liquid fuel rocket engine
- first test rocket to be launched in 2026
- first stage vertical landing system

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850178305502158972

I think 50 tons is the mass of the Space Launch Vehicle, not payload.
"Fergani’s 100 kg class micro satellite platforms will operate at an altitude range of 500-600 km. These satellites will provide communication and positioning services and will be operating in the Ku, Ka, S and L bands for global coverage."

https://www.ferganispace.com/en/services/satellite-constellations/

then it's my bad. payload to mass ratio could differ between 1% to 5% depending on the isp of the engines. So a 50 tons rocket can yeet from 500kg to 2.5tons payload to LEO. They will probably do a suborbital launch with a scaled version of it in 2026.

i really doubt the vertical landing claim. the necessary hardware and the additional propellant needed for the reentry and the landing burn would make it impossible for the rocket to lift any payload(or even reach the orbit). You need bigger rockets with more uplift capacity to enable those features.

edit: this could be our icbm if we had nonconvetional warheads.

 

[Agha Sher]

then it's my bad. payload to mass ratio could differ between 1% to 5% depending on the isp of the engines. So a 50 tons rocket can yeet from 500kg to 2.5tons payload to LEO. They will probably do a suborbital launch with a scaled version of it in 2026.

i really doubt the vertical landing claim. the necessary hardware and the additional propellant needed for the reentry and the landing burn would make it impossible for the rocket to lift any payload(or even reach the orbit). You need bigger rockets with more uplift capacity to enable those features.

edit: this could be our icbm if we had nonconvetional warheads.

I think this is just the beginning, so they are ok with taking a hit on payload to orbit in order to learn re-entry and landing. I think the following rocket will be much bigger and probably in the medium lift category given the company’s ambitions

 

[hugh]

I think this is just the beginning, so they are ok with taking a hit on payload to orbit in order to learn re-entry and landing. I think the following rocket will be much bigger and probably in the medium lift category given the company’s ambitions

their launch business aspirations are tightly correlated with their satellite business. what services will those satellites provide? how will they compete? what is the business model? these hard questions need to be answered before committing to launch vehicle development. otherwise, it'll be a stillborn project.

 

[Pilatino]

Very ambitious ha? I mean they say that we're gonna have our own ICBM = cryogenic engines in 2 years WTF? If we see that before 2035 baklavas are on me guys lol. It seems all we need will be the after that point which means daha da karada ölüm yok.

I didn't check so I dunno but I just wish that uncle Reco has another daughter and the next son-in-law will have a PhD in atomic physics.

 

[Radonsider]

their launch business aspirations are tightly correlated with their satellite business. what services will those satellites provide? how will they compete? what is the business model? these hard questions need to be answered before committing to launch vehicle development. otherwise, it'll be a stillborn project.

Those are questions that we don't have an answer for, as forum members

However Baykar clearly has their roadmap in front of them.

 

[hugh]

Those are questions that we don't have an answer for, as forum members

I guess the lack of an answer is an evidence itself. The constellation is probably tailored for military use. There's no reason to be tight lipped about it if it was developed for civilians.

 

[Agha Sher]

I guess the lack of an answer is an evidence itself. The constellation is probably tailored for military use. There's no reason to be tight lipped about it if it was developed for civilians.

Are you crazy? What evidence are you talking about?

baykar has their own plans and roadmap, no outsider has detailed insights into these. Looking at their track record, they know what they are doing - so let them do their work. After all, they are not begging for government funds, they will do this using their own money.

they revolutionised the drone industry. If you still doubt them, then you’re just a hater.

 

[hugh]

Are you crazy? What evidence are you talking about?

baykar has their own plans and roadmap, no outsider has detailed insights into these. Looking at their track record, they know what they are doing - so let them do their work. After all, they are not begging for government funds, they will do this using their own money.

they revolutionised the drone industry. If you still doubt them, then you’re just a hater.

i don't think you understood my post.

 

[Quasar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850445608655482972

 

[dBSPL]

Btw, I don't know if you are following the developments, but recently, in-space manufacturing has really started to develop at an incredible speed and its possible field of activities has started to expand. The In-Space manufacturing market is estimated to grow from USD 4.6 Billion in 2030 to USD 62.8 Billion by 2040, at a CAGR of 29.7% from 2030 to 2040. In the coming decades, the aim is to manufacture and integrate large structural volumes outside the atmosphere. In addition to gaining independent access to space, the formation of a domestic industry in this fields may mean that these studies may one day be carried out in our country and our own industry to participate in the future. Maybe we won't miss the train this time.

 

[hugh]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850445608655482972

100kg-500kg payload is too little for a 50ton vehicle. Electron of Rocket Lab is a 12.5 tons rocket and can put 320kg to LEO. If Baykar's rocket had a similar ratio, it would put 1.3 tons to orbit.

 

[perses]

DeltaV Uzay introduced its new system at Saha Expo 2024.

No information about the system was shared.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850273439623323752

 

[perses]

GÖKTÜRK-3 (SAR) satellite exhibited for the first time at SAHA EXPO!

❗️2024 signed the contract for the second phase of the project, and TAI is cooperating with TÜBİTAK Space and ASELSAN as the prime contractor. ASELSAN has also started satellite payload studies.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850469057507573897

 

[Yasar_TR]

GÖKTÜRK-3 (SAR) satellite exhibited for the first time at SAHA EXPO!

❗️2024 signed the contract for the second phase of the project, and TAI is cooperating with TÜBİTAK Space and ASELSAN as the prime contractor. ASELSAN has also started satellite payload studies.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1850469057507573897

Göktürk-3 is a Sun Synchronous Sattellite at an orbit of 500km from earth. That means it always covers a sun illuminated area on earth, whilst sitting on a near polar position. Hence giving high resolution pictures of the surface of earth at day and night.
Do we know the SAR resolution values and the coverage of this satellite in terms of how far south and the area of coverage at any given time?
Originally, it was planned to be launched by 2019. Then it was postponed to 2021. Now new expected launch date is some time in 2025.
Do we know why it is delayed? It is supposed to give us unprecedented intelligence data. So the quicker it is launched the better.