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Key space-program milestones Turkiye, in 1 edition.

The entry for Turkiye published Key space-program milestones in 1 edition of 36, from 2025 to 2025. The text never changed. Each is shown as published. Key space-program milestones in every entry.

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  • 1994 - first commercial communications satellite built jointly with and launched by France
  • 2003 - first domestically built experimental remote sensing (RS) satellite (BILSAT) launched by Russia
  • 2018 - launched first domestically produced solid-fuel sounding rocket to an altitude of 135 km (84 mi)
  • 2024 - first Turkish astronaut in space on the International Space Station; first domestically produced communications satellite launched by US
  • 2025 - successfully launched 2-stage hybrid rocket more than 200 km (124 mi) in altitude

1994 - first commercial communications satellite built jointly with and launched by France
2003 - first domestically built experimental remote sensing (RS) satellite (BILSAT) launched by Russia
2018 - launched first domestically produced solid-fuel sounding rocket to an altitude of 135 km (84 mi)
2024 - first Turkish astronaut in space on the International Space Station; first domestically produced communications satellite launched by US
2025 - successfully launched 2-stage hybrid rocket more than 200 km (124 mi) in altitude

Central Intelligence Agency. “Turkiye: Key space-program milestones.” The World Factbook, 2025–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/turkiye/key-space-program-milestones.

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