- Title: Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite on Sunday
- Date: 18th December 2021
- Summary: Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite on Sunday SHOTLIST FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 18, 2021) (AAVN – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF ROCKET ON LAUNCH PAD AAVN SCRIPT: Turksat 5B communications satellite which will be launched into orbit on Sunday (Dec. 18) via Space X, is ready on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Base in Florida, the U.S. "One of the prominent features of Turksat 5B, which will be launched into an orbital slot at 42 degrees East, is to increase Turkey's Ka-band data communication capacity 15-fold," Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said in a statement last month. The satellite, produced by Airbus, was transferred from France to the US on Nov. 29, Adil Karaismailoglu said during a news conference in the capital Ankara. The satellite which was produced with contribution from Turkey’s domestic industry and expected to serve for 35 years, has the new generation electric-powered impulsion system. Previously, the Turksat 5A satellite had been launched by SpaceX in January 2021.
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