TURKSAT 3A, 33056
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TURKSAT 3A, 33056 is a payload satellite owned by Turksat (TR) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 UTC via an ARIANE 5ECA 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
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
SPACEBUS 4000B2, S400
Mass
3,010 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
28.939 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TURKSAT 3A
1 33056U 08030B 26255.23124810 .00000131 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 33056 0.0476 83.3225 0004454 73.0154 320.1332 1.00272588 53236Epoch: 2026-09-12T05:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-12T05:32:59.835Z)
Latitude
0.00818°
Longitude
41.946°
Altitude
35,771.408 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 45m 45s
True Declination
0° 00' 29"
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
09:33:54
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,806.221 km
Perigee altitude
35,768.66 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.577 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
0.0476°
RAAN
83.3225°
Arg. of periapsis
73.0154°
True anomaly
320.10047°
Mean anomaly
320.1332°
Eccentric anomaly
320.11684°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2008 (2008-06-12 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 3A 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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