FGN-100-d1 Satellite

FGN-100-d1 is a microsatellite developed by Fergani Space, established by Baykar Board Chairman and Technology Leader Selçuk Bayraktar. It was launched into space on 14 January 2025 and successfully entered orbit.

Launch of FGN-100-d during the Transporter-12 mission – NASA Space Flight

Launch and Orbital Insertion

The satellite was launched into space on 14 January 2025 at 22:09 Türkiye Time (TSİ) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Rideshare Program’s Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. It separated from the launch vehicle 62 minutes after liftoff and achieved its orbit at 23:11. It subsequently began operations successfully by transmitting telemetry data.

Selçuk Bayraktar and the Fergani Space Team Monitoring the Launch – 14.01.2025 / Istanbul

Technical Specifications and Mission Profile

FGN-100-d1 has a total mass of 102 kg and is positioned in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 510 kilometers. As a satellite operating in a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), it travels at a speed of 7.6 km/s and will complete approximately 15 orbits around Earth each day.

Developed by Fergani Space engineers, the satellite is equipped with triple-redundant flight computers and aims to successfully test onboard capabilities including attitude control, telemetry and telecommand communications, positioning, and payload communication functions. Within the project, the satellite’s critical avionics systems, its proprietary propulsion technology, structural design, and environmental testing have all been successfully completed.

Future Objectives

The planned mission lifetime of FGN-100-d1 is between five and seven years. It represents a milestone in Türkiye’s space ecosystem. Fergani Space aims to establish a positioning satellite constellation in the future, enabling the company to provide services in both positioning and communications domains. This initiative, named “Ulugh Beg”, will encompass 100 satellites scheduled for launch over the next five years. FGN-100-d1 stands as the company’s first step toward achieving this goal.