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Turksat 5A

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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 2021-001ALaunched 1/8/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Turksat 5A Mission
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
1/8/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
GEO
Altitude
35,822 km
Inclination
4.3 deg
Dry Mass
2,000 kg
Total Mass
3,500 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Turksat
Manufacturer
Airbus
Constellation
Name
Turksat GEO fleet
Active Satellites
6
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-001A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1003
Track
Mentions
24
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The first-stage booster used on the Galileo L12 mission previously supported launches for GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, Intuitive Machines IM-1, and 13 Starlink missions.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Apr 29, 2024EUSPA Takes Over the Latest Galileo Satellites After Successful SpaceX Launch
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Falcon 9 booster B1060 previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, Intuitive Machines IM-1, and 13 Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 3.6Apr 27, 2024SpaceX launches Europe’s Galileo satellites the first time from U.S. and retires a record breaking Falcon 9 workhorse

The Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, Intuitive Machines IM-1, and 13 Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 4.0Apr 26, 2024SpaceX’s update for Galileo L12 Mission the first of two Florida launches this weekend

The first stage booster for IM-1 previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 12 Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 3.6Feb 14, 2024UPDATE 3: SpaceX successfully launches Odysseus on way to Moon

The first stage booster supporting the IM-1 mission is flying for the 18th time and previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 12 Starlink missions.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Feb 13, 2024UPDATE 2: SpaceX scrubs Wednesday’s launch of Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission

The 17th-flight booster had previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 12 Starlink missions.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Sep 24, 2023Saturday’s launch of SpaceX Starlink satellites ties resuse record

The first stage booster supporting the Starlink 5-15 mission is flying for the 16th time and previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 10 Starlink missions.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 15, 2023Scrubbed seconds before SpaceX lifts off

The first stage booster supporting Transporter-6 previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, and 10 Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 4.0Jan 3, 2023SpaceX briskly moves 114 smallsat payloads to orbit with their Transporter-6 mission

The first stage booster supporting the March Falcon 9 mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat-5A, Transporter 2, and seven Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 3.8Mar 2, 2022SpaceX Sets March 3rd For Next Starlink Satellites Launch To LEO

Turksat 5A was ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017 and launched on a Falcon 9 on 2021-01-07.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.8Dec 19, 2021SpaceX launches Turkey’s Turksat 5B communications satellite

The Falcon 9 first stage booster previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, and six Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 3.0Dec 2, 2021Forty-Eight SpaceX Starlinks Successfully Soar To Space

A Falcon 9 launched Turksat 5A in January 2021.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 18, 2021SpaceX to launch Turksat 6A

The Falcon 9 first stage used on Transporter-2 previously supported the launches of GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, and five Starlink missions.

GeneralValue 3.8Jun 30, 2021UPDATE: The SpaceX Transporter-2 Mission Launches Without A Hitch

The Falcon 9 booster used for Transporter-2 had its first launch exactly one year earlier when it launched a GPS III satellite and was also used to launch Turksat 5A and five Starlink missions prior to Transporter-2.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jun 30, 2021SpaceX launches second dedicated rideshare mission

The same Falcon 9 booster launched Turksat 5A in 2021-01-01 and three other Starlink missions prior to the 2021-03-24 launch.

GeneralValue 3.0Mar 24, 2021SpaceX marks anniversary of first launch with Starlink mission

Turksat 5A separated from the Falcon 9 upper stage 33 minutes after liftoff and entered a geostationary transfer orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Jan 7, 2021SpaceX launches Turksat 5A

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Turksat 5A communications satellite on 2021-01-07.

PlanValue 4.5Jan 7, 2021SpaceX launches Turksat 5A

Turksat 5A will operate at 31 degrees east in geostationary orbit and will provide Ku-band broadcast services over portions of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.3Jan 7, 2021SpaceX launches Turksat 5A

Turkish satellite operator Turksat ordered Turksat 5A and Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jan 7, 2021SpaceX launches Turksat 5A

Turksat 5A is based on the Eurostar E3000 bus and is equipped with electric propulsion for both orbit raising and station keeping.

CapabilityValue 4.3Jan 7, 2021SpaceX launches Turksat 5A