Türksat (company)
Türksat Satellite Communications and Cable TV Operations Company (Turkish: Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.) is the sole communications satellite operator in Turkey. It was established on 21 December 1990 as a state-owned company named Türksat Milli Haberleşme Uyduları (Türksat National Communications Satellites) in Gölbaşı, Ankara Province;[1] eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming Türksat A.Ş. on 22 July 2004.[1] Türksat A.Ş. also owns 100% of the shares of Eurasiasat S.A.M., jointly established as a spin-off company with Aérospatiale in 1996 to manufacture and launch Türksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1) in 2001.
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| Industry | Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1990, 21 |
| Headquarters | Gölbaşı, Ankara Province, Turkey |
| Products | Communications satellites Pay TV services Programming Cable internet |
| Website | turksat |
Satellites
Türksat A.Ş. has launched the Türksat series of satellites, and operated in the past Türksat 1C, Türksat 2A, Türksat 3A and Astra 1D (lease capacity) communications satellites. Currently, Türksat 4A is in operation. The company conducts satellite telecommunication at its Gölbaşı Ground Station in Ankara.[2][3] Türksat 4A was launched on 17 February 2014 in cooperation with Rosoboronexport.[4]
Cable TV and internet service
Turksat founded Teledünya, a digital cable TV and internet service, on 1 November 2008.
See also
References
- Türksat A.Ş.: Timeline of satellite services in Turkey Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Konya'da uydu kontrol merkezi açılacak". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- "Deprem Türksat'ı da vurabilir". Habertürk (in Turkish). 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- "Proton-M orbited the Turkish communications satellite". Russian Defence Export Rosoboronexport. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014.