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TURKSAT 5A

NORAD 47306· COSPAR 2021-001A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 8, 2021 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5A
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:32 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Türksat
Country
Turkey
Manufacturer
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Launched
Jan 8, 2021
Mass
Apogee
35,795 km
Perigee
35,794 km
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.94 h
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Türksat 5A, is a Turkish communications satellite, operated by Türksat A.Ş. for commercial and military purposes.

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Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for TURKSAT 5A across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.4 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35794 × 35795 km
357963580035792May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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