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Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A

January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2320, -52.7782

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Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC
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January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 4:22 AM UTC

Mission description

Türksat 2A, a.k.a. Eurasiasat 1, 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 Eurasiasat SAM in Monaco.

Vehicle

Ariane 44P

Ariane 4 · 44P

Height

56.9 m

Diameter

3.8 m

LEO capacity

6,500 kg

Successful launches

15

Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 2

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

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