Job

AYAP-1 spacecraft · TstarD-100 bus

Built in-house by TÜBİTAK UZAY · AYAP-1

TÜBİTAK UZAY builds AYAP-1 on the TstarD-100 deep-space bus (power, telecommunications, flight management, AOCS, thermal).

Spec

~3.5 t · TstarD-100 · 56 of 65 domestic

TÜBİTAK UZAY is the spacecraft prime for TUA. Integration finished September 2026.

Mission brief

The booked flight is AYAP-1.

Schematic

TstarD-100 bus carries power, S/X-band, flight management, AOCS, and thermal control beside the DeltaV hybrid module.

Who built it

BuilderTÜBİTAK UZAYBuilt in-house by TÜBİTAK UZAY

In this suite

AYAP-1 environmental test · USET at TAI

System-level environmental testing for AYAP-1 at Turkish Aerospace's Space Systems Integration and Test Center (USET): acoustic, vibration, thermal vacuum, and electromagnetic compatibility. · Turkish Aerospace (TAI / TUSAŞ)

AYAP-1 hybrid propulsion · DeltaV HIS

DeltaV Space Technologies Hybrid Propulsion System (HIS) for AYAP-1 lunar transfer, orbit maneuvers, and planned controlled hard impact. · DeltaV Space Technologies

AYAP-1 launch to Earth orbit · SpaceX

SpaceX launches AYAP-1 to Earth orbit under an agreement named by Turkish Space Agency chair Yusuf Kıraç. · SpaceX

AYAP-1 spacecraft · TstarD-100 bus

Spec

Mission brief

Schematic

Who built it

In this suite

AYAP-1 environmental test · USET at TAI

AYAP-1 hybrid propulsion · DeltaV HIS

AYAP-1 launch to Earth orbit · SpaceX

Flights

Cargo

AYAP-1 lunar orbiter (TstarD-100)

Sources