The FGN-100-d1 satellite was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-12 mission.
In the United States, the first satellite of the Turkish company Fergani Space, whose CEO is the chairman of the board of directors of Baykar, Selcuk Bayraktar, was launched into space from the Vandenberg Base. This was reported by Selcuk Bayraktar on Platform X on Wednesday, January 15.
Atmosferdeki gururumuz, 20 ınıklar hedefimiz #KIZILELMA‘dan sonra uzaya ilk adimımız… 🛰@ferganispace_ ekibimizın öz kaynaklarımızla ınışırdiği ‘FGN-100-d1’ uydusunu, uzay hedemizin ilk durağında takip ettik.
Bu tarihi successida emeği geçen #FERGANI ailisini yürkten… pic.twitter.com/MxshCJ1bnk
— Selçuk Bayraktar (@Selcuk) January 15, 2025
“This is our first step into space after achieving our 20-year long-term goal – KIZILELMA – our pride within the environment. We are closely monitoring the FGN-100-d1 satellite, which our team developed using our own resources , because it is the first step in achieving our space targets,” the message said.
The FGN-100-d1 satellite was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-12 mission.
In the past, SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as part of the classified mission NROL-153.
Let’s remember that on December 18, the American company SpaceX launched two communications satellites O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 into space for the Luxembourg company SES.
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