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Türksat 3A

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Operator
  
Turksat

SATCAT no.
  
33056

Manufacturer
  
Rocket
  
Ariane 5

Contractor
  
Regime
  
COSPAR ID
  
2008-030B

Mission duration
  
15 years

Launch date
  
12 June 2008

Bus
  
Spacebus

Mission type
  
Communications satellite

Launch mass
  
3,060 kilograms (6,750 lb)

Similar
  
Türksat 2A, Türksat 4A, Eutelsat 36B, Eutelsat W3A, Ekspress AM22

Türksat 3A is a Turkish communications satellite, operated by Turksat. It was constructed by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 satellite bus, and was launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle, along with the British Skynet 5C satellite, in a dual-payload launch on 12 June 2008 at 22:05:02 GMT, from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.

It is part of the Turksat series of satellites, and is placed in geosynchronous orbit at 42°E to provide communications services to Turkey, Europe and the Middle East.

The contract for the construction and in-orbit delivery of Türksat 3A was announced in February 2006.

Positioned at 42°E, Türksat 3A replaced the aging Türksat 1C, which entered service in 1996. It consists of 24 Ku band transponders, nine with 36Mhz, 12 with 36 MHz and 12 with 72 MHz bandwidth. Turksat 3A was originally intended to start services at the beginning of 2008.

References

Türksat 3A Wikipedia


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