Space Technology Research Institute TÜBİTAK

The Space Technology Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) was created in 1985 to conduct research and development in the field of space technology, electronics , information technology and a number of related fields - its purpose was to consolidate the position of Turkey in space and high-tech industries in general . The Institute conducts its work in projects that are a priority for the national research community, and also assists Turkish industry in solving technical problems that arise in the design of complex modern systems.

Initially, the organization was called the "Research Institute of Electronics in Ankara " and was located on the campus of the Middle East Technical University (METU).

TÜBİTAK UZAY pays particular attention to the development of potential in the design of mini-satellites , in the production and testing of such systems, as well as in the Turkish space program as such. He works together with the Turkish aerospace industry and a number of representatives of the international community. As Turkey plans to build a spaceport to launch its own spacecraft, the role of TÜBİTAK UZAY has only increased in recent years.

The Space Technology Research Institute has a total of 235 (or 269) employees, of which 151 are researchers and the rest are technical support personnel. Of these: 54 are students, 91 are graduates of specialized higher educational institutions, and 27 are candidates of science . The institute employs 133 engineers in the field of electronics, 22 engineers in the field of computer technology, 7 industrial engineers and 34 researchers from other areas.

Among TÜBİTAK UZAY projects, much attention is paid to the main space technologies (satellite systems and their subsystems, satellite ground stations, test equipment and integration systems), electronics (communication systems, design of electronic systems of electronics, electro-optical equipment and payload of space missions in general, high-speed digital design), software (systems of computer vision , systems of processing and speech recognition , image recognition , the distance onnomu sensing, multimedia technologies, data mining and machine learning , natural language processing and artificial intelligence ). In addition, the institute is interested in power electronics (power and compensation systems, electric motor drives, switching power supplies, renewable energy sources ), electrical control systems (electrical transmission systems, strategic research and development in the field of automation, dispatch control and data collection) and many other industries.

TÜBİTAK UZAY is a member of a number of international organizations: the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (ATOKS), the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IOPS), the Disaster Monitoring Constellation for International Imaging, DMCii, and the Committee on Observation Satellites Earth (CEOS), the International Advisory Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), Europractice IC Service and others.

Twelve research institutes of the Space Technology Institute collaborate with NATO in the development and use of the most advanced technological equipment and tools. EUREKA and the World Bank also participate in its projects; work on joint research projects is also carried out with national organizations working in the public sector.

In the 21st century, the Space Technology Research Institute actively participated (as a leading research organization) in the creation of Turkish RASAT (2011) and GÖKTÜRK-2 (2013) optical remote sensing satellites. As of 2017, RASAT and GÖKTÜRK-2 were still in orbit and were actively operated by both the institute itself and the armed forces of the Republic of Turkey. At present, TÜBİTAK UZAY is developing subsystems for higher resolution national remote sensing satellites. He also acts as the main contractor in the development of the next-generation Turkish communications satellites for TURKSAT. The first of these, known as TURKSAT 6A, is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

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