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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
7 hours ago
Origin
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 7 hours ago
0 TURKSAT 3A
1 33056U 08030B   25183.93187052  .00000155  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 33056   0.0479  79.3765 0005314  13.5380 205.7360  1.00271484 48854
Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:21:53.612Z)
Latitude
-0.04545°
Longitude
41.95316°
Altitude
35,806.445 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 54m 31s
True Declination
0° 02' 43"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.01976°
Longitude
147.57344°
Altitude
35,771.282 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 10m 11s
Apparent Declination
-5° 02' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:08:48
Azimuth
45.275° ENE
Elevation
-46.081°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,810.157 km
Perigee altitude
35,765.343 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.887 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
0.0479°
RAAN
79.3765°
Arg. of periapsis
13.538°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
205.736°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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