Space powers are usually described through the rockets they launch and the satellites they operate. Türkiye is now focusing on something in between these two, a critical capability that is often overlooked: in-orbit mobility. FGN TUG S01 is a hybrid-powered orbital transfer vehicle built by Fergani, which is part of the Baykar family. With this vehicle, Türkiye is placing its own space tug into service. It can lift satellites from low Earth orbit, raise their altitude, shift their orbital plane and turn a single launch into a mission that reaches several different orbits. This is the moment when a country moves from simply entering space to moving with confidence inside it. That is where real space capability begins.
There is also a bigger story. Türkiye is no longer trying to follow the future. It has begun to write it.
This became clear not only in orbit but also in the sky.
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