26666 - TURKSAT 2A

Turksat 2 (also named EURASIASAT 1) is a Turkish geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou at 21:39 UT. The dual name is probably due to the dual ownership of the spacecraft: 75% Turk Telecom and 25% by the manufacturer Alcatel Space Company. The 3.4 ton, 9 kW spacecraft provides direct-to-home voice, and data transmissions to countries between central Europe and the Indian subcontinent, through its 32 "BSS- and FSS-bands" transponders, after parking over 42 deg-E longitude (replacing the aging Turksat 1C).


Alternate Names

EURASIASAT 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2001-01-10
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana