Türksat 1B

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Türksat 1B
Start date August 10, 1994
Launcher Ariane 4 V66
Launch site ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center
Takeoff mass 1800 kg
Manufacturer Aérospatiale
model Spacebus 3000A
lifespan 12 years
operator Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS
Playback information
Transponder 16 Ku-band + 8 backup
Transponder performance 55 W
Bandwidth 10 × 36 MHz
6 × 72 MHz
EIRP Ku band Europe 55 dBW
Ku band Turkey 54 dBW
Ku band Central Asia (Afghanistan) 50 dBW
Others
Electrical power End: 2900 W
position
First position 42 ° East
Actual position Cemetery orbit
List of geostationary satellites

Türksat 1B at 31.3 ° East is a former television satellite of the Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS based in Monaco. Positioned at 42 ° East from August 1994 to September 1996, it was then moved to 31.3 ° East. In 2006 only the Turkey team was active; the strong European team was inactive.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Space-Track.org, accessed on 19 April 2020th