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CTech and Thales Alenia Space to Collaborate in Satellite Communications

Technologies

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture terminals that can be used on both and Ka-band telecommunication payloads
between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), unmanned and manned aircraft, land and on SPAINSAT NG satellites. Thales Alenia
and C Tech Information Technologies sea vehicles. CTech became a subsidiary Space’s own experience in Spain in the
Industry and Trade Inc. (CTech), a subsidiary company of Turkish Aerospace Industries evolution from equipment supplier to
of Turkish Aerospace Industries, have in 2018. Thales Alenia Space in Spain is a system and payload integrator in the
announced their agreement to collaborate worldwide reference in the field of satellite field of satellite communications is key to
in the field of satellite communications communications systems, having 32 years support the development of local industries
systems. Through this collaboration, of experience in the design and production capacities in other countries. A good
CTech aims at climbing up the satellite of RF equipment and communications example is GEO-KOMPSAT-2 program in
value chain by underpinning its system systems, with over 4.000 units delivered South Korea, in which Thales Alenia Space
integration capacities and accessing for 600 satellites. Over the last 15 years, in Spain was responsible for delivering
the communication satellite export the company has developed competencies the communications systems for two
market, while Thales Alenia Space aims as a recognized leader and integrator of meteorological satellites, while supporting
at reinforcing its presence in the Turkish satellite communications systems, both in the involvement and development of
space market and developing its supply Europe and overseas. It’s strong heritage Korea’s local industries. The company was
chain. CTech operates in the Defence, in the field of Tracking, Telemetry and recognized with the “Award of Excellence”
Aerospace, Telecommunication and Cyber Command (TT&C) and data transmission by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Security markets, with experience in the systems for all type of space missions (KARI) for its outstanding contribution
design of communication systems and includes missions in Low Earth Orbit to the GEO-KOMPSAT-2 program. CTech
radiofrequency (RF) equipment. Its space (Sentinel 1-2-3, FLEX, CHIME, ROSE-L), and Thales Alenia Space have already
portfolio includes RF equipment, spanning geostationary orbit (GEO-KOMPSAT-2, initiated their collaboration in the frame of
telemetry transmitters, command MTG), the Moon (KPLO, NOVA-C lunar a communication satellite export program,
receivers, antennas and waveguide lander, VIPER lunar rover), space telescopes in which CTech is providing radiofrequency
components. The company is responsible orbiting around the L2 Lagrangian point designs to Thales Alenia Space in Spain.
for the Tracking, Telemetry and Command (Herschel, Planck, Euclid, WFIRST, PLATO) With this cooperation, CTech realized the
(TT&C) subsystem for TURKSAT 6A and missions to asteroids (HERA), up to 500 first export of components for a satellite
program. CTech also provides solutions for million kilometers away from Earth. The system from Turkey.
mobile and secure satellite communication company is also responsible for the UHF

Kazakhstan Signs O3b Satellite MoU with SES

Global satellite connectivity provider for high speed satellite connectivity using O3b satellites has been operational since
SES has signed a Memorandum of SES’s O3b mPOWER communications 2014. Earlier this month, CommsUpdate
Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan’s system in Kazakhstan. RCSC and SES also reported that Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Republican Centre for Space intend to ‘look into using O3b mPOWER satellite network operator OneWeb signed
Communications (RCSC), a subsidiary services for other Central Asian countries an MoU with RCSC covering provision of
of the Ministry of Digital Development, with ubiquitous broadband access to broadband internet access to remote rural
Innovation & Aerospace Industry, with the the internet’. SES notes that its next- communities in Kazakhstan among other
aim of accelerating the Digital Kazakhstan generation low-latency medium earth orbit aims including establishing a regional hub
national development program. The (MEO) constellation is scheduled to launch for OneWeb.
partners will explore service agreements in Q3 2021, while its current generation of

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