TürkmenÄlem 52°E / MonacoSAT
TürkmenÄlem 52°E / MonacoSAT is a communications satellite operated by Turkmenistan National Space Agency, built by Thales Alenia Space in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center in France. Launched from Cape Canaveral on 27 April 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket, the satellite operates at 52°E in the geostationary orbit and has an anticipated service life of 15 years. The position is controlled by the Principality of Monaco and the satellite includes 12 transponders that are referred to and commercialised as MonacoSAT as well as the 26 transponders referred to as TürkmenÄlem.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Turkmenistan National Space Agency Principality of Monaco (orbital slot) |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-023A |
| SATCAT no. | 40617 |
| Mission duration | 15 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus-4000C2 |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 4,707 kilograms (10,377 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 April 2015, 23:03 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 v1.1 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 52° East |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001353 |
| Perigee altitude | 35,775 kilometres (22,230 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,786 kilometres (22,236 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.03 degrees |
| Period | 1435.81 minutes |
| Epoch | 7 May 2015, 02:24:00 UTC |
Wide Network Solutions is the satellite's biggest commercial operator.
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