The largest FGN-100-D1 Turkish satellite, developed by Fergani Space with the involvement of national resources and produced by a private company, successfully entered orbit after launching into space.
According to the Baykar Turkish company, the FGN-100-D1 satellite was launched into space with the American spacecraft of Vandenberg in the American state of California at 22:09 by Turkish time.
Thus, the first step implemented by Fergani Space in the framework of the project to create an orbital group was successfully completed.
The largest Turkish satellite FGN-100-D1 weighing 102 kg, produced by a private company, was launched into space as part of the Transporter-12 mission.
The national satellite system was separated from the launch vehicle and successfully reached orbit at 23:11 in Turkish time, about 62 minutes after launch.
FGN-100-D1 satellite successfully began to execute its mission by transmitting telemetric data after access to orbit.
The launch and orbital flight of the FGN-100-D1 satellite was watched by the General Director of Fergani Space Selchuk Bayractar and his team from the Cosmic Observation and Management Center located at the Ozdemir Bayractar National Technological Center.
Selchuk Bayractar noted that the initiative of Fergani Space, launched in 2022, today continues its way as a huge family of 106 people.
“Today we brought our first satellite orbit. These satellites will act as a constellation of satellites called low -organ -related constellations, as well as provide services both in positioning and in communication. We implemented this project completely at our own resources”, he said.
According to Bayractar, the satellites have already reached a 500-kilometer orbit and fulfilled their first maneuvers.
CEO expressed the hope that within 5 years a indicator of 100 satellites will be reached and a global positioning system has been developed, which received the name Ulug Bey, and with the involvement of its own resources.
Along with the completion of the formation of a domestic satellite group, the development of a launch vehicle that weighs 50 tons and will be able to bring 1.5 tons of cargo to orbit also continues, ”he added.
FGN-100-D1 satellite, developed completely due to the national resources and experience of Fergani engineers, will work in low-Earth orbit (Noo) at an altitude of about 510 kilometers and in a sunny-synchronous orbit (MTR). The national satellite will make about 15 revolutions around the Earth per day, moving at a speed of 7.6 km/s