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TürkmenÄlem 52°E
Turkmenistani communications satellite. TürkmenÄlem 52°E was launched on April 27, 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2015-023ANORAD 40617Monaco
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT
- Common name
- TürkmenÄlem 52°E
- Payload designation
- Turkmensat 1
- International designator
- 2015-023A
- NORAD catalog number
- 40617
- GCAT identifier
- S40617
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- SSI Monaco
- Owner
- SSI Monaco
- Country
- Monaco
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- Spacebus 4000C2
Launch
- Date
- April 27, 2015 · 23:03 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-023Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,779 km
- Apogee
- 35,793 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 23, 2023
Size
- Mass
- 4,700 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,823 kg
- Length
- 4.5 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 30.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4051870 (CC0).