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TURKSAT 1C, 23949

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TURKSAT 1C, 23949 is a payload satellite owned by Turk (TR) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Jul 1996 UTC via an ARIANE 44L launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

23949, 1996-040B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Turk Telecom (Unknown / TURK)

Manufacturer

Ae/Cannes

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 2000, S400

Mass

1,743 kg wet, 789 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1996-07-09 (29 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 44L

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 2.2 m

Radar Cross Section

2.935 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TURKSAT 1C
1 23949U 96040B   25186.78217714  .00000095  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 23949  11.5232  32.8038 0006299 145.5684  43.8454  1.00284025106205

Epoch: 2025-07-05T18:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T18:46:20.104Z)

Latitude

-1.88716°

Longitude

16.48975°

Altitude

35,763.938 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 48m 21s

True Declination

-1° 53' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.02466°

Longitude

-172.91341°

Altitude

35,804.454 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 32m 01s

Apparent Declination

-5° 11' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:03:51

Azimuth

68.357° E

Elevation

-31.213°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,810.73 km

Perigee altitude

35,757.614 km

Semi-major axis

42,162.309 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

11.5232°

RAAN

32.8038°

Arg. of periapsis

145.5684°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

43.8454°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.2507 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.97 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)

ARABSAT 2A, 23948

ARIANE 44L+3 R/B, 23950

ARIANE DEB (SPELDA), 23951 (Decayed)

ARIANE 44L+3 DEB, 48421

TURKSAT 1C Visibility

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