ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Turksat 2A
Launched
January 10, 2001
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Turksat 2A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 10, 2001. It was Arianespace's 134th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,454th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Ariane 44P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). Turksat 2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,755 km orbit inclined 6.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 14th Ariane 44P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 134th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,454th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Turksat 2A · NORAD 26666 · 2001-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TURKSAT-2A
- Object ID
- 2001-002A
- Epoch
- 2001-01-10 23:50:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28462803 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7299005
- Inclination
- 6.3422°
- Ascending node
- 262.34°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.4364°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.872°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Turksat 2A · NORAD 26666 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V137 · re-entered January 11, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
105th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 147th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Turksat 2A launch?
Turksat 2A launched on January 10, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Turksat 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Turksat 2A?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did Turksat 2A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Turksat 2A reach?
Turksat 2A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 35,755 km orbit inclined 6.3°.
How many satellites did Turksat 2A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).