Turksat 6A was placed in the capsule before launch.
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The orbital maneuvers of TÜRKSAT 6A will be carried out by our Electric Propulsion Engine!
Turkey's first domestically produced communication satellite, TÜRKSAT 6A, will take its place in space on July 9th.
Developed under the leadership of TÜBİTAK UZAY with over 80% local content, TÜRKSAT 6A will serve at an altitude of 35,000 km for 15 years.
The Electric Propulsion Engine, which will perform the necessary east-west maneuvers to keep the satellite in its orbit, was designed, produced, and tested in the @tubitakuzay laboratories.
This system, which operates with high efficiency and uses xenon gas, offers more maneuverability with less fuel consumption compared to other propulsion systems.
The 300W system used in our first domestically produced satellite with an electric propulsion system, İMECE, which was launched last year, has been operating successfully. Now, we have developed a 1500W electric propulsion system for TÜRKSAT 6A, a much larger satellite that will operate in a higher orbit.
With the technologies we produce, we are not only capable of producing satellites but also exporting our satellite subsystems, progressing towards becoming a global technology provider!
The Electric Propulsion System, which is of critical importance for TÜRKSAT 6A, was produced through the meticulous work of our expert team at the TÜBİTAK UZAY Institute!
One of the systems we produced for TÜRKSAT 6A at TÜBİTAK UZAY, the Electric Propulsion System, came to life in our mechanical and electrical production workshops featuring a class 10,000 clean room.
Our Electric Propulsion Engine Laboratory, where the design, production, and testing processes take place, is equipped with three vacuum tanks, two of which are large. These tanks are equipped with various test setups used to measure and analyze the performance of propulsion systems.
The vacuum tanks established to conduct these tests contain critical devices such as a thrust stand for measuring thrust, a Faraday measurement system for determining exhaust gas properties, and a thermal measurement system for determining thermal properties.
We are strengthening our nation's space journey with our national space technologies.
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