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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

33056, 2008-030B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Turksat Satellite Communication and Cable TV Operation AS (Unknown / TURK)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

SPACEBUS 4000B2, S400

Mass

3,010 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2008-06-12 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5ECA

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

28.939 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 TURKSAT 3A
1 33056U 08030B   25192.42654850  .00000156  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 33056   0.0197  62.7400 0005396  42.0481  20.3650  1.00274786 48943

Epoch: 2025-07-11T10:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T10:14:13.79Z)

Latitude

0.04148°

Longitude

42.04297°

Altitude

35,763.792 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 20m 42s

True Declination

0° 02' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.04479°

Longitude

-117.97641°

Altitude

35,802.611 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 53m 47s

Apparent Declination

-5° 03' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:52:12

Azimuth

45.233° ENE

Elevation

-46.123°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,809.576 km

Perigee altitude

35,764.072 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.961 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

0.0197°

RAAN

62.74°

Arg. of periapsis

42.0481°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

20.365°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.11 mins

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 2008 (2008-06-12 UTC)

SKYNET 5C, 33055

ARIANE 5 R/B, 33057

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 33058 (Decayed)

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43382

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43383

ARIANE 5 DEB, 43384

TURKSAT 3A Visibility

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