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
Orbit
Country
TR / TURKRelated business
Manufacturer
Ae/Cannes
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 2000, S400
Mass
1,743 kg wet, 789 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
2.935 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 3 days ago
0 TURKSAT 1C
1 23949U 96040B 26171.05736388 -.00000376 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 23949 12.0630 30.1523 0004468 161.5030 207.4785 1.00348758109710Epoch: 2026-06-20T01:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T01:22:36.239Z)
Latitude
1.87141°
Longitude
109.99911°
Altitude
35,780.991 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 35m 42s
True Declination
1° 52' 10"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:06:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,784.863 km
Perigee altitude
35,747.203 km
Semi-major axis
42,144.17 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
12.063°
RAAN
30.1523°
Arg. of periapsis
161.503°
True anomaly
207.45489°
Mean anomaly
207.4785°
Eccentric anomaly
207.46669°
Mean motion
0.25086 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.05 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TURKSAT 1C Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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