The assembly, integration and test activities of Turksat 6A satellite will be performed at the Turkish Aerospace Industries' Assembly, Integration and Test Center in Ankara. Credit: TAI

This story was updated March 28 to add a Türksat statement on the status of its Türksat 5A and 5B tenders.

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Jarosław Adamowski is a Warsaw, Poland-based correspondent for SpaceNews. He has written for Defense News, the Guardian, the Independent, the Jerusalem Post, and the Prague Post.