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Program: Turksat. Objective: Communications. Overview: Communications satellites launched to support Turkish domestic communications and television, orbited by the Ministry of Posts and Communications of the Republic of Turkey.
Major Events:

  • 1994 August 10 - Turksat 1B.  Spacecraft: Spacebus 2000. Mass: 1,779 kg (3,922 lb). Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    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.

  • 1996 July 9 - Turksat 1C.  Spacecraft: Spacebus 2000. Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Vehicle: Ariane.

    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.

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