Turkish Air Force Attends NATO’s Space Symposium
Turkish Air Force attended the first NATO Space Symposium, which was held under the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Toulouse, France.
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Space
Space
Turkiye to Join the Lunar Research Station Programme ILRS
Russia revealed that Turkiye had registered to participate in the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), which China and Russia are launching jointly.
Space
Japan’s Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Take-Off
Japan’s Space One’s privately built solid-fuel rocket, Kairos, exploded seconds after take-off. Kairos carried an experimental government satellite to space.
Space
E/W
The Russian Threat is an Anti-Satellite Capacity
U.S. politicians state that the “national security threat” concerns Russian anti-satellite capacity that may cut U.S. communication lines.
Weapon / Missile
North Korea Launches a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a ballistic missile, and according to the Japanese Coast Guard, the missile likely fell outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
Space
Sensors
Japan Launches a New Intelligence Satellite
Japan’s intelligence satellite IGS Optical 8, launched on the 12th of January, is intended to monitor North Korea’s military activity.
Space
Sensors
Japanese iQPS Satellite Startup to Expand Production
After trading its shares, iQPS, which specialises in SAR satellites, will expand production capacity with the raised money.
Communication
Space
U.S. Tests Military Version of Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’
The U.S. Army has announced the successful trial of a military version of Elon Musk’s “Starlink” communications network.
Space
Roketsan Becomes IAF Member
Roketsan became a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), with over 500 members from 75 countries.
Space
Roketsan Establishes Mini-satellite launch Facility
President of the Defence Industry Agency (SSB), announced that Roketsan will establish a facility in Igneada, Kırklareli, to launch mini-satellites into space.
Space
Lockheed to Provide MILSATCOM to Australia
Lockheed Martin will provide Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) to Australia to control the Indo-Pacific region.
Space
Turkey Carrying Its Power in Space to Washington
TUSAŞ, together with Türksat and Profen companies, will participate in the world's largest satellite fair, Satellite 2022, held in Washington D.C.
Space
China's Shijian-21, spacecraft, pulled a defunct satellite
China's Shijian-21 space debris mitigation spacecraft displayed a capacity that only the US has so far practised and pulled a defunct satellite.
Space
Bilateral Relations
Space Cooperation Between Turkey and El Salvador
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele signed six trade agreements worth $100 million.
Navy / Maritime
Space
TCG Ufuk is officially in the Inventory
The Turkish Intelligence Ship TCG Ufuk (A-591) was officially commissioned at the Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended.
Space
Turkey’s first pocketqube is in space and operational
Turkey’s first pocketqube Grizu-263A started to send signals three hours after being launched into space. Falcon 9 rocket carried pocketqube to the space.
