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SpaceX launches Turksat 5B satellite

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Dec 2021 11:43
2 Min Read

SpaceX launched the Turksat 5B communications satellite into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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  • SpaceX lofts Turkish communications satellite to orbit in 2nd Falcon 9 rocket launch
    Turksat 5B was launched at 03:58 GMT from the Cape Canaveral base in Florida, USA.

The US aerospace company SpaceX said it successfully launched the Turkish fifth-generation Turksat 5B communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday.

The satellite was launched at 03:58 GMT from the Cape Canaveral base in the US state of Florida.

"Deployment of Turksat 5B confirmed," SpaceX tweeted.

Deployment of Turksat 5B confirmed pic.twitter.com/mYysWH9IGa

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 19, 2021

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The meeting addressed issues of cooperation between Turkey's public and private sectors, as well as the firm, in a variety of domains, including satellite and space technology, according to a statement from the presidency.

They also addressed the imminent launch of Turksat 5B into space, as well as the launch of Turksat 5A, another Turkish satellite, by a SpaceX rocket in January.

Turksat 5B satellite

The Turksat 5B satellite's ability to improve Turkey's Ka-band data communication capacity 15-fold is one of its most notable qualities.

Turkey had signed a deal with Airbus Defense and Space (Airbus D&S) to secure the Turksat 5B satellite's redundancy.

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