FGN-TUG-S01
Fergani Space
FGN-TUG-S01 is Fergani Space's first-ever indigenously developed orbital transfer vehicle, featuring a hybrid propulsion system that successfully performed the world's first in-space ignition of a hybrid rocket engine.
Technical specifications
- Vehicle type
- Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV)
- Model
- FGN-TUG-S01
- Propulsion system
- Hybrid engine
- Launch vehicle
- SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-15
- Launch date
- 28 November 2025
- Launch location
- Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States
- Ignition date (in-space)
- 6 December 2025
- Ignition time (in-space)
- 07:46 Turkish time
- Ignition duration
- 35 seconds
- Initial orbit
- Circular orbit at 530 kilometers
- Transferred orbit
- Elliptical orbit with a peak altitude of 720 kilometers
- Satellite deployed
- FRG-10D1 (CubeSat)
- Deployment date
- 6 December 2025
- Deployment time
- 11:45
- Key indigenous components
- Flight computer, avionics systems, power distribution units, thermal control infrastructure
- Flight heritage
- First-ever orbital transfer vehicle by Fergani Space; first in-space ignition of a hybrid rocket engine worldwide.
About
The FGN-TUG-S01 is an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) developed by Fergani Space, designed for in-space maneuvers and satellite deployment. It is notable for its indigenous hybrid propulsion system, which achieved the world’s first in-space ignition of a hybrid rocket engine. This OTV was launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-15 mission. During its mission, it successfully performed an orbit transition, moving from a circular orbit at 530 kilometers to an elliptical orbit with a peak altitude of 720 kilometers. The ignition operation of its main hybrid propulsion system lasted 35 seconds. Following the orbital transfer, FGN-TUG-S01 also successfully separated a CubeSat, FRG-10D1, into its target orbit. The vehicle’s design and production, including its flight computer, avionics systems, power distribution units, and thermal control infrastructure, were entirely developed in-house by Fergani Space engineers. This technology is a foundational step for Fergani Space’s future satellite constellation missions, including the planned Uluğ Bey Global Positioning System, aiming to deploy over 100 satellites.
Documentation
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