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Launch Date
1/8/2021
Launch Site
CC LC40
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Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5 (Falcon 9 Family)
Turksat 5A is based on the Eurostar E3000 bus and is equipped with electric propulsion for both orbit raising and station keeping.
Turksat 5A separated from the Falcon 9 upper stage 33 minutes after liftoff and entered a geostationary transfer orbit.
The Turksat 5A mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Turksat 5A communications satellite on 2021-01-07.
Turkish satellite operator Turksat ordered Turksat 5A and Turksat 5B from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017.
The Falcon 9 first stage that launched Turksat 5A previously launched the GPS SV03 satellite in June 2020 and two Starlink missions in September and October 2020.
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.
A Falcon 9 launched Turksat 5A in January 2021.
Turksat 5A was ordered from Airbus Defence and Space in 2017 and launched on a Falcon 9 on 2021-01-07.
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.
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.
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.
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.