The space-qualified solar panel flight model produced by the TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute Photovoltaic Technologies Center for the İMECE Satellite successfully completed ground level acceptance tests in accordance with international standards and was delivered.

In 2015, with the support of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Strategy and Budget Directorate and under the coordination of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Defense Industry Directorate, the TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute Photovoltaic Technologies Center aimed to develop space-qualified solar panels to be used in next generation satellite projects. With the infrastructure established and the know-how acquired, for the first time in our country, the production of space-qualified solar panels in international standards with domestic and national facilities was completed, successfully passed the ground level acceptance tests and was delivered.

The space-qualified solar panel produced will be the main payload on İMECE, an earth observation satellite to be launched in 2022.

With the infrastructure and trained human resources acquired at TÜBİTAK MAM ME, the capability to produce strategic, competitive space-qualified solar panels with high added value that can meet the needs of all satellites has been achieved. With the aim of reducing our country's import dependency, preventing trade restrictions on imported products in military and intelligence applications, and increasing the share of production and exports in the relevant field; efforts are underway to ensure cooperation with all stakeholders to take part in new generation satellite projects.