Turksat 1B was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Aérospatiale of France.
| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Türksat |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-049B[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 23200[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus 2000 |
| Manufacturer | Aérospatiale |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | August 10, 1994, 23:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44LP H10+ |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | October 17, 2006 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 42°E |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 16 Ku band |
Türksat 1B was launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane-44LP H10+ launch vehicle, along with Brazilian satellite Brasilsat B1, in a dual-payload launch on August 10, 1994, at 23:05 UTC from ELA-2 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was successfully placed into geostationary transfer orbit and positioned at 42°E.[1][2][3][4]
It is based on the Aerospatiale Spacebus 2000 series having an on-orbit mass of about one ton. The communications payload consists of 16 Ku band transponders with six wideband channels of 72 MHz and ten narrowband of 36 MHz.[2]
In addition to Turkey, the satellite covered a geographical range from Europe to Central Asia before completing its mission in 2006.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Turksat 1B". NASA. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ a b "Türksat 1A, 1B, 1C". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ "Ariane-44LP H10+". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ a b Taşpınar, Özgür (2011-07-05). "İşte Türkiye'nin uzay programı". NTV-MSNBC (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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