Turksat (satellite)

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Turksat is name of the Turkish communication satellites

Turksat satellite project is supervised by Aerospatiale and Turk Telekom

1 Turksat 1A
2 Turksat 1B
3 Turksat 1C
4 Turksat 2A

[edit] Turksat 1A

Turksat 1A was the first attempt of the project and launched by Ariene-4 on 24 January 1994.

Due to the malfunction of the rocket, satellite was exploded in the air.

[edit] Turksat 1B

After the loss of Turksat 1A, Turksat 1B was launched successfully on 11 August 1994. This satellite is still operational and has 16 transponders.

[edit] Turksat 1C

Turksat 1C was launched successfully on 10 July 1996. This satellite is still operational and covering Europe , Anatolia and Middle Asia.

[edit] Turksat 2A

Turksat 2A is in service since February 2001 Being one of the most powerful satellites, Turksat 2a covers whole Europe , Anatolia, Middle Asia , North Africa and some parts of Far East