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Class: Communications. Destination: Geosynchronous Orbit. Nation: France. Manufacturer: Cannes.

Typical orbit: 35767 km x 35805 km at 0 degrees inclination. Mass: 1,890 kg (4,160 lb).

Spacebus 2000 Chronology

1994 January 24 - Turksat 1A - Program: Turksat. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. FAILURE: Failure.

1994 August 10 - Turksat 1B - Program: Turksat. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Mass: 1,779 kg (3,922 lb). Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
16 Ku-band transponders. Stationed at 41.92 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 42 deg E in 1994-1996; 31 deg E in 1996-1999 As of 4 September 2001 located at 31.29 deg E drifting at 0.000 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 6 located at 144.60E drifting at 4.406W degrees per day.

1995 March 28 - Hot Bird 1 - Program: Eutelsat. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Mass: 1,800 kg (3,900 lb). Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Stationed at 13.0 deg E. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13 deg E in 1995-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 12.93 deg E drifting at 0.014 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 160.81W drifting at 3.441W degrees per day.

1996 July 9 - Turksat 1C - Program: Turksat. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Perigee: 35,779 km (22,231 mi). Apogee: 35,794 km (22,241 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
22 Ku band and 12 C band transponders. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 31 deg E in 1996; 42 deg E in 1996-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 42.02 deg E drifting at 0.003 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 42.00E drifting at 0.002E degrees per day.

1997 January 30 - Nahuel 1A - Program: Nahuel. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Perigee: 35,774 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,798 km (22,243 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min.
Geosynchronous. Stationed over 71.8W Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 72 deg W in 1997-1999 As of 3 September 2001 located at 71.82 deg W drifting at 0.007 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 71.83W drifting at 0.002W degrees per day.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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