Ariane
Launches Eurasiasat 1 for Turkey
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An Ariane 44P
successfully launched Eurasiasat 1 from Centre
Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, pad ELA 2, at 2209 UTC ( 2:09
p.m. PST) on January 10. The satellite will be positioned at 42°E,
where it will be co-located with Turksat 1C. The satellite will be
operated by Eurasiasat SAM, Monaco. The satellite has previously
been known as Turksat 2A.
The 3535 kg (7791
lbm) spacecraft was built by Alcatel Space Industries using a
Spacebus 3000 B3 satellite bus. The satellite is  equipped
with 32 Ku-band transponders, and has an expected design life of
12 years. The satellite will have 8.8 kW (EOL) power. The
spacecraft stowed  dimensions
were 2.5 m x 3.5 m x 5.5 m (8.2 x 11.5 x 18 ft).
Eurasiasat
SAM is jointly owned by Turk Telekom (51%) and Alcatel Space (49%).
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