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The Space Launch System ( tr, Uydu Fırlatma Sistemi), shortly UFS, is a project to develop the satellite launch capability of
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
. The aim of the project is to support the sustainability of the national satellite programs and to reach the space independently. It consists of the building of a
spaceport A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport for ships or an airport for aircraft. The word ''spaceport'', and even more so ''cosmodrome'', has traditionally been used for sites capable ...
, the development of satellite launch vehicles as well as the establishment of remote earth stations. Contracted to the national missile manufacturer,
Roketsan Roketsan Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. is a major Turkish weapons manufacturer and defense contractor based in Ankara, Turkey. Incorporated in 1988 by Turkey's Defense Industry Executive Committee (''SSİK'') to establish the nation's industri ...
, on July 17, 2013, the project is currently in the pre-conceptual design phase. The Space Group Command of the
Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...
, which is being formed, will operate the
spaceport A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport for ships or an airport for aircraft. The word ''spaceport'', and even more so ''cosmodrome'', has traditionally been used for sites capable ...
when it is completed. According to a newspaper report, the UFS will be capable of launching low-Earth-orbiting satellites into an altitude of . The budget for the launch system's infrastructure is given with US$50 million and for the electronics another US$50 million.


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