Türksat 4B
| Türksat 4B | |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 16, 2015 at 4:40 pm |
| Launcher | Proton-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2015-060A |
| Takeoff mass | 4924 kg |
| Empty mass | 1803 kg |
| Span in orbit | 25.26 m |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Electric |
| Satellite bus | DS2000 |
| lifespan | 15 years |
| Stabilization | Three-axis stabilization |
| operator | Türksat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 18 Ku-band and 8 Ka-band transponders |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 7.6 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 50 ° East |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Türksat 4B is a commercial communications satellite of the Turkish Türksat .
It was placed in geostationary / polar orbit on October 16, 2015 at 16:40 UTC with a Proton M / Bris-M launcher from the Baikonur rocket launch site .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with 18 Ku-band , 8 Ka-band and further C-band transponders (43 in total) and, from a position of 50 ° East, is intended to cover a large region from western China to eastern England, including Turkey and Europe , Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa with telecommunication services and television. It was built on the basis of the DS2000 satellite bus from Mitsubishi Electric and has a planned service life of 15 to 30 years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ turksat.com.tr: Turksat_4B , accessed on October 31, 2015
- ↑ ilslaunch.com: TURKSAT-4B Mission Overview.pdf , accessed on October 31, 2015
- ↑ ilslaunch.com: ILS Proton Successfully Launches the TURKSAT-4B Satellite , accessed October 31, 2015