A partnership agreement was signed between Turksat and the Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos). Under the agreement, Turksat 5B satellite will serve the entire territory of Azerbaijan.
Turksat and Azercosmos, two of the region's leading satellite operators, came together at the IAC 2023 Baku International Space Congress. A partnership agreement was signed for Turksat 5B, the newest satellite of the Turksat fleet, which will enable it to provide satellite broadband services to both consumer and corporate customers in all Azerbaijani territories.
Thanks to Türksat 5B's latest High Throughput Satellite (HTS) technology, up to 100 Mbps per user will be able to be served from the satellite.
Türksat 5B communication satellite
The production and tests of Türksat 5B were carried out by the French company Airbus Defence and Space according to the contract signed in November 2017.
Türkiye's communication satellite Türksat 5B was launched into space on December 19, 2021 by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral base in Florida, USA.
After a five-month space journey, Türksat 5B reached its orbit at 42 degrees on May 17, 2022 and successfully completed its tests and started service on June 14, 2022.
The satellite, which weighs 4,500 kg, serves a wide coverage area that includes Türkiye, the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, North and East Africa, Nigeria, South Africa and its close neighboring countries.
