Satellite · NORAD 33056 · COSPAR 2008-030B
TURKSAT 3A
- Operator Türkiye
- Constellation —
- Country Türkiye
Altitude now
35,770.5km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.08km/s
Inclination
0.05°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,768km
Apogee
35,805km
orbit freshOrbit updated 15 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:17 UTC (9.6 h old)· Metadata updated 15 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.012° N
- Longitude
- 41.949° E
- Altitude
- 35770.5 km
- Velocity
- 3.076 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 20:17 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- TURK · Türkiye
- Country
- Türkiye TR
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 Jun 2008
- COSPAR launch id
- 2008-030
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 6
- ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]33058DebrisDecayed
- ARIANE 5 DEB43382DebrisInactive
- ARIANE 5 DEB43383DebrisInactive
- ARIANE 5 DEB43384DebrisInactive
- SKYNET 5C33055PayloadActive
- ARIANE 5 R/B33057Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → TR | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → TURK | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 11 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 21 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 05:05 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 33056
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2008-030B
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P2M
- Canonical slug
- turksat-3a-33056
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.