It was decided to begin contract negotiations with TUSAŞ for the development of the GÖKTÜRK 3 Satellite Project.
Türkiye's first domestically designed and produced low-orbit communications satellite, TÜRKSAT-3USAT, has been launched.
The pre-launch send-off ceremony for the Göktürk-2 satellite was held at the TUSAŞ facilities on November 6, 2012.
RASAT, Türkiye's first domestically produced Earth observation satellite, has successfully completed its first year in space.
The first images taken from around the world by RASAT, the remote sensing satellite designed and manufactured by TÜBİTAK Space,
In the Micro Satellite Competition, the HEZARFEN team from Istanbul Technical University came first.
Because Türkiye lacks its own launch technology, it will send its first intelligence and reconnaissance satellite into space from China.
The national intelligence satellite GÖKTÜRK will be launched into space in 2012.