22 December 2023
Satellite

At the TÜRKSAT Close Orbit and Cube Satellite Workshop held in Ankara, many issues concerning the satellite and space ecosystem such as constellation missions, space situational awareness, space law, ground and launch systems were evaluated and recommendations were made for the sustainable development of the ecosystem.

 The final declaration of the Close Orbit and Cube Satellite Workshop held by TÜRKSAT was announced, and the declaration included findings and suggestions regarding the future of the satellite industry. In the declaration, it was stated that the entire sector, especially satellite production, launch services and services offered through satellites, is facing a significant change. It was underlined that satellite production infrastructures should be diversified to produce large, high-capacity satellites and small, low-cost satellites produced with mass production logic.

 It was emphasized that operator companies that provide services to end users through their satellites have the opportunity to diversify their services by taking advantage of different orbits, and that they should strengthen their sphere of influence through collaborations to be developed for this purpose.

It was pointed out that there are more than 3 billion people in the world who are not included in the satellite system, and within the framework of Turkey's position in this context, it was underlined that Turkey and Turkish companies could play a leading role in the integration of this population living in China, Africa, Russia and India into satellite systems.

  It was recommended that institutions, universities and the private sector proceed in harmony to develop propulsion and launch technologies, sub-technologies and infrastructures by avoiding duplicate investments.

  In the final declaration, it is stated that there is a need for incentives and supports, as applied in the defense industry, in order to accelerate the development of the sector to compete with the world and to actively contribute to localization with a national technology approach, and in this context, various tax exemptions (such as VAT, stamp duty, customs duty) and credit, energy It was recommended that support packages for infrastructure expenses be evaluated by relevant public institutions.