According to the in-orbit delivery contract signed in early 2011, Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) of Japan was in charge of the construction of the satellite's base MELCO DS2000,[1] and the American-Russian joint-venture company International Launch Services (ILS) provided the launch of the spacecraft atop a Russian Proton-M space launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan scheduled in late 2014.

[6] Türksat 4B is part of the Turksat series of satellites, and is placed in geosynchronous orbit at 50°E to provide telecommunication and direct TV broadcasting services over a wide geographic region between west of China and east of England spanning Turkey, as well as Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

[3][4][7] Türksat 4B has a mass of approximately 4,924 kg (10,856 lb) and an expected on-orbit life time of 15 years.

[3][10] The Turkish Armed Forces has dedicated channels on the Turksat 4B for use in guidance of it SATCOM equipped Anka-S UCAV systems.

[14] Türksat 4B provides expansion of Ka band's 3-Gbps data transfer capacity at spot coverage areas through its 1,800 MHz bandwidth in total.