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2001 · Arianespace

Turksat 2A

successAriane 44P | Turksat 2A

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.

Overview

Date / time
January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 2
Mission
Turksat 2A
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44P →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1

TURKSAT 2A
GEO