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
Unknown / 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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TURKSAT 1C
1 23949U 96040B 25251.09526407 .00000119 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 23949 11.6232 32.3160 0008333 162.6297 209.1208 1.00310796106858Epoch: 2025-09-08T02:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-08T02:17:10.815Z)
Latitude
2.32532°
Longitude
22.06089°
Altitude
35,805.639 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 55m 02s
True Declination
2° 19' 23"
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
13:42:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,811.797 km
Perigee altitude
35,741.542 km
Semi-major axis
42,154.806 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
11.6232°
RAAN
32.316°
Arg. of periapsis
162.6297°
True anomaly
209.07437°
Mean anomaly
209.1208°
Eccentric anomaly
209.09758°
Mean motion
0.25077 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.59 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1996 (1996-07-09 UTC)
TURKSAT 1C Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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