Türksat 2A

Decommissioned Turkish communications satellite. Türksat 2A was launched on January 10, 2001 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-002ANORAD 26666Türkiye

Identity

Name in GCAT: Turksat 2A
Common name: Türksat 2A
Payload designation: Eurasiasat 1
International designator: 2001-002A
NORAD catalog number: 26666
GCAT identifier: S26666
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.413

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Turksat
Owner: Eurasiasat
Country: Türkiye
Builder: Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus): Spacebus 3000B3

Launch

Date: January 10, 2001 · 22:09 UTC
Launch record: 2001-002Success
Rocket: Ariane 44P
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,638 km
Apogee: 35,932 km
Inclination: 0.02°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Oct 2, 2016
End of operations: Oct 2, 2016

Size

Mass: 3,535 kg
Dry mass: 1,577 kg
Length: 5.0 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 37.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1374288 (CC0).