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TURKSAT 2A
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
TURKSAT 2A is a Turkey payload satellite, launched on January 10, 2001 into GEO.
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Launch
Launch date
January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
Turksat 2A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,417 km
Periapsis
36,333 km
Inclination
8.95°
Orbital period
1466.27 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Turkey
Launch mass
3,535 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-002A
NORAD catalog №
26666
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Turkey
Radar cross-section
3.9703 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational