TURKSAT 5B

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TURKSAT 5B is classified as:

NORAD ID: 50212

Int'l Code: 2021-126A

Perigee: 35,773.4 km

Apogee: 35,814.0 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 19, 2021
Source: Turkey (TURK)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

TURKSAT 5B is a communications satellite to serve on a geostationary orbit at 42° East longitude. It was built on a Eurostar-3000EOR satellite bus manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space. TURKSAT 5B has a mass of 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) and an expected design lifetime of 15 years, maneuver lifetime of more than 35 years. Powered by two deployable solar panels and batteries at 15 kW,[1] the 50 Gbps high-throughput satellite consists of Ku-band, Ka-band and X-band transponders. The 3 military X-band transponders have global coverage and were developed by Aselsan for use by the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB/SSM).

1 50212U 21126A   24116.55825705  .00000161  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 50212   0.0712 348.7086 0004805   1.3369 107.0083  1.00271979  8459

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC