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Turkey will launch the Turksat 5A satellite in December..

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:18 am
by sanjay kumar
Turkey will launch the Turksat 5A satellite in December...

Turkey will launch the Turksat 5A satellite with the latest technology and larger capacity, which will expand its service area, Turksat general manager Jenk Sen said on November 16.

“This work has two aspects. The first is to protect our national sovereignty, and the second is to create a commercial proposal with its help, "- said the specialist Turksat -" In this context, we are developing our new satellites, especially Turksat 5A and 5B, to use them in new coverage areas. "

The new Turkish telecommunications satellite is expected to spend more than 30 years in orbit, providing television services and a broadband data network (BBA). Turksat 5A has 42 transponders on board and will be located at the little-used Turkish orbital position of 31 degrees East. The signal coverage area is the Middle East, southern Europe and most of Africa. In Russia, the satellite should be well received in the southern regions...