"Turksat 6A will increase satellite coverage, as it will cover India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, increasing our coverage of approximately 3.5 billion people to around five billion," he added.
Uraloglu stressed that Turksat 6A was produced through domestic means and is set to launch in July.
"Communication is significant for us, especially military communication. Although we can currently provide such services, we had to develop our own solutions, so we made the Turksat 6A satellite, which is planned to be sent into space sometime between July 8 and 14," he added.
Turksat 6A has a 7.5-kilowatt power capacity and is planned to be positioned at 35,786 kilometers (22,236 miles) in a geocentric orbit, from where it will reach Southeast Asia, where existing satellites do not provide service.
Turksat currently operates five communication satellites: Turksat 3A, 4A, 4B, 5A and 5B, at 31 degrees, 42 degrees and 50 degrees in east orbits, reaching a population of 3.5 billion around the world.
With the launch of Turksat 6A, countries such as India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will be within Türkiye's coverage area. This will increase the population reached by the country's satellites from 3.5 billion to more than five billion, which corresponds to 65% of the world's population.
With the commissioning of Turksat 6A, the firm's satellite service exports to the region are planned to increase significantly.
