Turkey's new generation communication satellite "Turksat 3A" was launched from the Kourou base of French Guiana on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
The report said that the satellite will be located in the orbit of 42 degree east longitude and the control of the satellite will be pursued in the Golbasi Satellite Ground Station near the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Based on Thales Alenia Space's Space bus 4000B2, Turksat 3A willbe fitted with 24 Ku-band transponders and will offer beginning-of-life power of about 8 kw. Positioned at 42 degree east longitude, Turksat 3A weighs 3060 kg at launch and will replace Turksat 1C satellite, said the report, adding that the Turksat 3A has 3 uplink and 2 downlink beams.
It said that Turksat 3A satellite will enable Turksat to offer telecommunication services as well as direct TV broadcasting services in a broader area than its existing coverage, i.e. Turkey, Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
With the help of its switch able transponders, Turksat 3A will act as a bridge between Europe and Asia. Turksat 3A's Turkey coverage has been specially designed to provide very efficient gain for broadband applications like Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services giving customers low-cost uplink systems.
Source: Xinhua
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