Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A

Name: Ariane 44P | Turksat 2A
Start: 2001-01-10T22:09:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Türksat 2A, a.k.a. Eurasiasat 1, was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Eurasiasat SAM in Monaco.

Mission Details

Launch date: January 10, 2001 at 10:09 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Ariane 44P
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications