ŞİMŞEK-1
Two-stage liquid-propellant (RP-1/LOX) vehicle with hypergolic kick stage, designed to place 400 kg into 550 km LEO at 42.5–45° inclination; first test flight targeted for 2027.
Mission Moments
Additional technical details released for the ~40 m ŞİMŞEK-2 vehicle: 1 500 kg to >700 km SSO, two-stage liquid propulsion plus hypergolic kick stage, operational target early 2030s.
At IAC 2026 in Antalya, TUSAŞ and Roketsan signed the HÜRSAT-2 project contract. The satellite is planned to fly on ŞİMŞEK-1 in the 2028–29 window, linking Turkey’s domestic satellite family to its domestic launcher.
CEO Murat İkinci confirmed that both ŞİMŞEK-1 (400 kg to ~500–550 km) and ŞİMŞEK-2 (1.5 t to 700 km) remain on the published development timeline, with ŞİMŞEK-1 first test flight still targeted for 2027.
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