Türksat 1A [Aerospatiale]
Türksat 1A [Aerospatiale] |
Turkey had hoped by launching two GEO communications satellites to form an "instant" network. But Turksat 1A was lost on 24 January 1994 in an Ariane-44LP H10+ launch failure. Turksat 1B succeded on its launch on 10 August of the same year and was successfully positioned at 42 degrees E.
The spacecraft is based on the Aerospatiale Spacebus-2000 series with an on-orbit mass
of slightly more than one metric ton. The communications payload consists of 16 Ku-band
transponders with an expected operational life of 10 years or more. A contract for Turksat
1C to replace Turksat 1A was signed with Aerospatiale in 1994 for a launch in 1996.
| Nation: | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Türksat AS |
| Contractors: | Aerospatiale |
| Equipment: | 16 Ku-band transponders, 8 back-up transponders |
| Configuration: | Spacebus-2000 |
| Propulsion: | S400 |
| Lifetime: | 10 years |
| Mass: | 1743 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Türksat 1A | 24.01.1994 | Ko ELA-2 | F | Ariane-44LP H10+ | with Eutelsat-2 F5 |
| Türksat 1B | 10.08.1994 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44LP H10+ | with Brasilsat B1 | |
| Türksat 1C | 09.07.1996 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-44L H10-3 | with Arabsat 2A |
Further Türksat missions:
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Last update: 27.09.2009
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