Türksat 5A [Airbus DS]
Official name TURKSAT 5A
Alternative name Turksat 5A
Cospar ID 2021-001A
Norad ID 47306
Launch date 2021-01-08
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Türkiye (Turkey)
Type application Communication
Operator Türksat AS
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.06
Inclination (deg) 0.01
Perigee (km) 35785
Apogee (km) 35787
Eccentricity 2.79438886715475E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00274361795468
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.135
Raan (deg) 49.5636
Arg of perigee (deg) 207.1458
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3500
Height (m) 4.5
Width (m) 3
Depth (m) 3
Span (m^2) 34
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors Airbus Defence and Space, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
Equipment Ku-band transponders
Propulsion ?
Configuration Eurostar-3000EOR
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Türksat 5A is a geostationary communications satellites built for Türksat AS.

Türksat AS began the project in September 2011. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will the turkish industry partner. The final production contract was expected for 2015 but was much delayed to October 2017, when Airbus Defence and Space was selected.

Türksat-5A is built on the all-electric Eurostar-3000EOR bus and will weight about 3500 kg at launch. It provides 12 kilowatts of power at the end of its life and features an all Ku-band payload.

Türksat 5A was launched to its 31° East orbital location in January 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) rocket.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
TURKSAT 5A 2021-001A 2021-01-08 AFETR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)