Türkiye Moves Closer to National GPS System With Fergani
Fergani Space Technologies has launched its second domestically built satellite, FGN-100-D2, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. The mission marks Türkiye’s largest privately developed spacecraft to reach orbit and a step toward an indigenous navigation system.
Founded in 2022 by Baykar Technology’s Selçuk Bayraktar, Fergani is positioning itself as Türkiye’s first private satellite manufacturer with a full design-to-orbit capability.
The new spacecraft follows the January 2025 launch of its FGN-100-D1 prototype, expanding the company’s low-Earth-orbit (LEO) test network.
Successful Launch From Florida
The 104-kilogram FGN-100-D2 lifted off at 08:09 TRT on 2 November 2025 from SpaceX’s SLC-40 pad at Cape Canaveral under the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission.
Separation occurred 74 minutes later at 09:23 TRT, placing the satellite in a ~510-kilometer LEO trajectory.
Fergani confirmed initial telemetry shortly after deployment, signaling operational status.
Domestic Design and Green Propulsion
FGN-100-D2 integrates entirely indigenous avionics, software, structural design, and a green-propellant micro-thruster system developed by Fergani engineers.
The spacecraft will test telemetry, telecommand, navigation, and payload communications during an expected 5–7-year mission.
Operating at 7.6 km/s, it completes roughly 15 Earth orbits per day.
Toward the Uluğ Bey Navigation Constellation
Selçuk Bayraktar described FGN-100-D2 as a “100-kilogram-class test satellite” for the planned Uluğ Bey Global Navigation System, envisioned to give Türkiye autonomous positioning capability.
Fergani employs 135 engineers and plans to expand to a fleet exceeding 100 satellites within five years, with a dedicated orbital transfer vehicle and future launch platform under design.
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