Spacecraft information: TURKSAT 3A

Launch Details
Launched 11 June 2008
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner Turkey
NORAD ID 33056
COSPAR ID 2008-030B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.026°
Eccentricity 0.00049
RA ascending node 5.889 hr
Argument perigee 294.668°
Mean anomaly 39.988°
Orbital period 1436.066 min
Epoch of osculation 17 Mar 2026, 13:43

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35772.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.1 km
Peak Altitude 35813.7 km

Launched alongside

SKYNET 5C ARIANE 5 R/B ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB ARIANE 5 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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