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Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A

ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 2 — Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaJan 10, 2001, 22:09 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Turksat 2A
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)

Türksat 2A, a.k.a. Eurasiasat 1, was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Eurasiasat SAM in Monaco.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 10, 2001, 22:09 UTC
Window opens: Jan 10, 2001, 22:09 UTC
Window closes: Jan 10, 2001, 22:09 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:22 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Ariane 44P
Family: Ariane
Variant: 44P
Provider: Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Country: FRA

launch site

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Country: GUF
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Coordinates: 5.2320, -52.7782