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SpaceX/Falcon 9 Block 5·Space Launch Complex 40

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5B

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit·Type: Communications

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Türksat 5B mission image
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5Credit: SpaceX · Launch Library 2

Türksat 5B is a geostationary communications satellite. It is tasked with providing broadband telecommunication services to customers across Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa.

Target orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission type
Communications
Rocket family
Falcon
Height
70m
Diameter
3.7m
Payload to LEO
22,800kg
Liftoff thrust
7,607kN
Stages
2