Proton launches Turksat-4A
Posted: Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Turkish communications satellite on Saturday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:09 pm EST Friday (2109 GMT Friday, 3:09 am local time Saturday). The rocket's Breeze M upper stage released Turksat-4A into geosynchronous transfer orbit nine hours and 13 minutes after liftoff. Turksat-4A, a DS2000-model spacecraft built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric, weighed 4,850 kilograms at launch. The satellite will be used by Turkish satellite operator Turksat-4A to provide communications services for portions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 42 degrees east in GEO.
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Turkish communications satellite on Saturday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:09 pm EST Friday (2109 GMT Friday, 3:09 am local time Saturday). The rocket's Breeze M upper stage released Turksat-4A into geosynchronous transfer orbit nine hours and 13 minutes after liftoff. Turksat-4A, a DS2000-model spacecraft built by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric, weighed 4,850 kilograms at launch. The satellite will be used by Turkish satellite operator Turksat-4A to provide communications services for portions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 42 degrees east in GEO.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Thursday, April 23
Firefly Aerospace moves into 3 new buildings in Cedar Park
KVUE-TV Austin, TX — 4:24 am ET (0824 GMT) ESA Formalizes European Defense Agency Links
Aviation Week — 4:23 am ET (0823 GMT) Plato aces space-like tests
ESA — 4:23 am ET (0823 GMT) In ‘major win’ for Alabama, $565 million set aside for Space Command design, construction
Huntsville Times — 4:22 am ET (0822 GMT) Trump taps defense firm execs to lead space acquisition, NRO
Breaking Defense — 4:19 am ET (0819 GMT) |
