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3 clusters · 25 sources · 26 days · First seen 27 days ago · Last updated 1 day ago

Categories: TECHNOLOGY

Turkey‑Qatar Türksat‑Biruni satellite launch

Entities: Türksat · Es'hailSat · Abdulkadir Uraloğlu · Türksat‑Biruni · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Overview

In late June 2026, Turkey’s state‑owned operator Türksat and Qatar’s Es’hailSat formalised a partnership to share capacity on the planned Es’hail‑3/Türksat‑Biruni high‑throughput Ka‑band satellite, allocating up to 50 Gbps for Türksat and financing the programme through Qatar. The following day, Thales Alenia Space was contracted to design, build, test and deliver the spacecraft on its Space INSPIRE platform, enabling real‑time reconfiguration and hosted payloads.

In July 2026, Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Ministry and Es’hailSat agreed to launch the satellite from the 50° East geostationary slot, retaining Turkey’s frequency and orbital rights and registering the satellite with the ITU under the Türksat name. Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said the project would extend coverage across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Central Asia and Sub‑Saharan Africa, strengthening Turkey’s position in the global satellite market and supporting aviation, maritime and broadband services.

On 26 July 2026, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the satellite’s name, Türksat‑Biruni. The launch will add up to 50 Gbps of additional capacity to the Türksat fleet, financed entirely by Qatar, and will be jointly operated by Es’hailSat and Türksat. The initiative aims to boost connectivity for the five‑region footprint while preserving Turkey’s frequency and orbital rights.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 18 SOURCES] Turkey and Qatar have a strategic partnership to add the Türksat‑Biruni satellite to the Türksat fleet. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] The satellite is named Türksat‑Biruni by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] Türksat‑Biruni will operate in the 50 ° East geostationary orbit. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] The satellite uses Ka‑Band technology and will provide up to 50 Gbps of additional capacity. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] The project is financed by Qatar through its satellite company Es'hailSat. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] The satellite will serve five regions: the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Central Asia and Sub‑Saharan Africa. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] No frequency or orbital rights will be transferred; Turkey retains them and the satellite will be registered with the ITU under Türksat. (Uraloğlu statements)
[● 18 SOURCES] The project aims to strengthen Turkey’s satellite communications infrastructure and increase its competitiveness in the global satellite market. (Uraloğlu statements)

Timeline

1 day ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 19 sources
Turkey adds high‑capacity Türksat‑Biruni satellite with Qatar partnership
Turkey, with Qatar’s financing, will launch the Ka‑Band Türksat‑Biruni satellite (named by President Erdoğan) at 50° East, adding up to 50 Gbps and covering five regions while retaining Turkish orbital rights.
26 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
Thales Alenia Space signs contract with Qatar's Es'hailSat for software-defined broadband satellite
Thales Alenia Space will build the software‑defined satellite Eshail‑3/Türksat‑Biruni for Qatar’s Es’hailSat and Turkey’s Türksat, delivering broadband across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East.
27 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources
Turkey's Türksat and Qatar's Es'hailSat sign satellite capacity partnership
Turkey’s Türksat and Qatar’s Es’hailSat signed a capacity‑sharing deal for the Es’hail‑3/Türksat‑Biruni satellite, financing a 50 Gbps Ka‑band service covering EMEA regions.

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