Turkmenistan National Space Agency

Turkmenistan National Space Agency (Turkmen: «Türkmenaragatnaşyk» agentliginiň Kosmos müdirligi) is a governmental body that coordinates all Turkmenistan space research programs with scientific and commercial goals.

[4] In January 2019, the distinguished President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution, according to which the National Space Agency under the President of Turkmenistan (TNSA; Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň prezidentiň ýanynda Milli kosmos agentligi) was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Turkmenaragatnashyk Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan and renamed to the Space Administration of this agency.

[5] Turkmenistan contracted the Thales Alenia Space group to manufacture its first satellite launched into geosynchronous orbit in March 2015.

[8] The satellite will cover Europe and significant part of Asian countries and Africa and will have transmission for TV, radio broadcasting and the internet.

[9][needs update] The satellite's operations will be controlled by a state-run Turkmenistan National Space Agency.