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Launch Date
12/18/2021
Launch Site
CC LC40
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Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5 (Falcon 9 Family)
Turksat 5B weighs 4,500 kg and will carry Ka- and Ku-band payloads.
Turksat 5B will operate from 42 degrees east in geostationary orbit and is expected to launch later in 2021 on a Falcon 9.
Turkish satellite operator Turksat ordered Turksat 5A and Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.
Turksat plans to leverage the solution with the anticipated launch of the Turksat 5B satellite later 2021 to expand coverage across Europe and Africa.
Less than 16 hours after the Vandenberg Starlink launch on 2021-12-18, SpaceX launched the Turksat 5B mission to geostationary transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX launched the Turksat 5B Turkish communications satellite on 2021-12-18.
Turksat 5B was launched to geostationary transfer orbit and will use onboard electric thrusters to reach 42 degrees east to provide high-throughput Ka- and Ku-band services over Turkey, the Middle East, and parts of Africa.
Turksat ordered Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, and one Starlink mission.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported the CRS-25 launch completed its fifth flight after previously launching Crew-3, Crew-4, CRS-22, and the Turksat 5B communications satellite.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported the CRS-25 launch completed its fifth flight after previously launching Crew-3, Crew-4, CRS-22, and the Turksat 5B communications satellite.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the PSN SATRIA mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 0.013 kg, mPOWER-a, and four Starlink missions.
The 2024-03-30 mission was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting that mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 0.013 kg, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, and nine Starlink missions.