Türksat 5A
Türksat 5A [TAI]
Türksat AS ordered in September 2011 the Türksat 5A communication satellite from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The satellite will be the first geostationary communcations satellite to be built in Turkey. Türksat-5A will feature 4 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders.
Early 2013 it was reported, that MELCO might join the project to provide a DS-2000 satellite platform for the the satellite.
| Nation: | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | Türksat AS |
| Contractors: | Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) |
| Equipment: | 4 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 2700 kg |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Türksat 5A | 2015 |
Further Türksat missions:
- Türksat 1A, 1B, 1C (Spacebus-2000)
- Türksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1) (Spacebus-3000B3)
- Türksat 3A (Spacebus-4000B2)
- Türksat 4A (DS-2000)
- Türksat 4B (DS-2000)
- Türksat 5A
