Fergani Space Technologies, founded by Baykar Chairman and Technology Leader Selçuk Bayraktar, launched the FGN-100-d2 satellite, developed with national engineering capabilities, into space from Cape Canaveral SLC-40 in the US on November 2, 2025, at 8:09 a.m. Turkish time (GMT+3). This successfully completed the second phase of Fergani Space’s “Positioning Constellation Satellite Project.”
LAUNCHED A MISSION IN SPACE
Turkey’s largest privately-owned satellite, the 104-kg FGN-100-d2, was carried into space as part of SpaceX’s Bandwagon-4 mission. Approximately 74 minutes after launch, at 9:23 a.m. Turkish time (GMT+3), it separated from the launch vehicle and successfully entered its target orbit. It then transmitted its first telemetry data, officially commencing the mission.
Fergani Space successfully completed the first phase of this project on January 14, 2025. The first satellite, the 102-kg FGN-100-d1, was launched from the US Vandenberg Space Force Base as part of the Transporter-12 mission. Approximately 62 minutes after launch, the satellite successfully entered orbit and began transmitting telemetry data.
The launch process was monitored live by Fergani Space CEO Selçuk Bayraktar and his team from the Space Observation and Control Center at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center. Bayraktar, in a statement after the launch, said: “The second satellite of our Fergani Space initiative, FGN-100-d2, has successfully reached space. This satellite is a 100-kilogram test satellite for the Uluğ Bey Global Positioning System, which we will build. Fergani Space, which began operations in 2022, continues its journey with 135 team members. We are developing our satellites entirely with our own resources. We expect the mission duration of our satellite to be approximately 5 to 7 years. Our team members at Fergani developed its engineering, systems, and design entirely.”
Bayraktar also shared Fergani’s future vision in his statement: “Our goal is to reach over 100 satellites within 5 years and independently launch and offer our Uluğ Bey Global Positioning System to Turkey and all our friendly and brotherly geographies.”
Selçuk Bayraktar also stated that Fergani Space will continue its work with the Orbital Transfer Vehicle: “In addition to these efforts, we are also developing our Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). It will be launched in the coming days, along with a small test satellite. Our teammates are continuing the design of our launch vehicle to gain the ability to independently launch into space. May it bring good luck to our country and nation.”
FGN-100-d2, developed by Fergani Space engineers using national resources, will operate in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of approximately 510 km.
Moving at a speed of 7.6 km/s, the satellite will orbit the Earth approximately 15 times a day.
FGN-100-D2 will test its operation, telemetry and telecommand communication, positioning, and payload communication capabilities in orbit. The national satellite was developed entirely by the Fergani engineering team, including domestically produced avionics, national software integration, a green propulsion engine, structural design, and environmental testing. With this mission, Turkey’s journey towards independence in space technologies has moved to a new stage.
