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Turksat 1C

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1996-040BLaunched 7/9/1996

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Turksat 1C/Arab. 2A
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L 44L-3
Launch Date: 7/9/1996
Last Contact: 9/22/2010

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,783.5 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 789 kg
Total Mass: 1,743 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: B

Organizations

Operator: Turk Telecom
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Turksat GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 6

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1996-040B
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.413