SpaceX, a space travel and launch company, launched its Falcon 9 rocket with the Türksat 6A satellite aboard toward geostationary orbit on July 8, 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX has previously launched other Turkish satellites like the Türksat 5B satellite in December 2021; however, this marks a milestone for Turkey due to the Türksat 6A being its first-ever home-grown communications satellite. The launch follows multiple delays due to poor weather.

The launch marks Falcon 9's 15th launch with its two recent launches in June 2024 for the Astra 1P and 20 Starlink satellites . The Türksat 6A satellite, with a 15-year lifespan,  reached its temporary orbit ~70 minutes after takeoff and its operational orbital position will be at the 42 East longitude position in a geocentric orbit about 35,786 km above the Earth's surface.

Turkish Aerospace manufactured the Türksat 6A, and, once in orbit, it will be handled by Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBITAK), the Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey.