Turkey’s Türksat 5A communication satellite launched in January reached a 31 degrees east orbit as of Monday, and now testing is set to continue for a month, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said. The minister told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the satellite, once the testing process is over, will begin to serve the world after June. When the communication satellite is put into service, it will cover Turkey and Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and South Africa, as well as the Mediterranean, Aegean and the Black Sea regions, Karaismailoğlu said. He stressed that the power and efficiency of the country in space with satellite communication just as much important as its land, air, railway and marine transportation. The minister also added that the production and integration processes of the Türksat 6A communication satellite, which is being developed and produced with national means, are ongoing and it is planned to be launched into space in 2022.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 04, 2021 12:44 UTC