TURKSAT 4B

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TURKSAT 4B is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 40984

Int'l Code: 2015-60A

Perigee: 35,790.8 km

Apogee: 35,796.3 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: October 16, 2015
Source: Turkey (TURK)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

TURKSAT 4B is a Turkish telecommunications satellite owned by Turksat AS of Ankara. Based on the DS2000 satellite platform made in Japan by Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Turksat 4B is designed for a 15-year service life, but engineers expect the satellite will have enough fuel reserves to operate 30 years. The Ka-band payload will support high-speed Internet services, adding 3 gigabits per second of capacity to Turksat's network, according to a statement on the company's website. The Ku-band transponders will broadcast television programming. From a final operating post in geosynchronous orbit at 50 degrees east longitude, Turksat 4B will reach a coverage zone spanning from Europe to Afghanistan, including Turkey, the Middle East and Africa.

1 40984U 15060A   24324.59051588  .00000116  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 40984   0.0605  93.6064 0000659 101.4362 126.6009  1.00272506 33332

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC