Turksat 3A at 42° E
also known as Türksat 3A
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 42° EChannel line-up at 42° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 33056
- COSPAR number
- 2008-030B
- Operator
- Turksat
- Manufacturer
- Thales Group
- Model
- Spacebus-4000B2
- Launch
- 12 Jun 2008 from Guiana Space Center on Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch mass
- 3070 kg
- Dry mass
- 2008 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 7410L
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- Ku-band East Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band West Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About Turksat 3A
24 Ku-band transponders to provide telecommunication services as well as direct TV broadcast services through Europe, Turkey and Central Asia