Eurasiasat 1 successfully launched on January 10

Eurasiasat 1 successfully launched on January 10

An successfully launched Eurasiasat 1 from Ariane 44P Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, pad ELA, at 2209 UTC (2:09 p.m. PST) on January 10. The satellite will be positioned at 42°E, where it will be co-located with Turksat 1C. The satellite will be operated by Eurasiasat SAM, Monaco. The satellite has previously been known as Turksat 2A. The 3535 kg (7791 lbm) spacecraft was built by Alcatel Space Industries using a Spacebus 3000 B3 satellite bus. The satellite is equipped with 32 Ku-band transponders, and has an expected design life of 12 years. The satellite will have 8.8 kW (EOL) power. The spacecraft stowed dimensions were 2.5 m x 3.5 m x 5.5 m (8.2 x 11.5 x 18 ft). Eurasiasat SAM is jointly owned by Turk Telekom (51%) and Alcatel Space (49%).

EurasiaSat 1
SATELLITE
Int'l Designation	2001 002A	Launched
Owner / Sponsor	Eurasiasat SAM
Mission	Telecommunication
Satellite Bus	Alcatel Space Industries	Spacebus 3000B3
Launch Mass	3535 kg (7791 lbm)
Mission Orbit	GSO	42°E
Design Life	12 years
Power (EOL)	8.8 kW
LAUNCH
Launch Vehicle Model	Ariane 44P
Launch Date / Time	2001 Jan 10	22:09

Ariane 44L

Ariane 4 -
The Ariane 4 is a family of six medium to heavy lift launch vehicles. The Ariane 4 family builds upon a three stage liquid core vehicle, the Ariane 40. The Ariane 42P adds two solid strap-on motors while the Ariane 42L adds two liquid strap-on boosters. The Ariane 44P and Ariane 44L use four solid and liquid boosters respectively. The Ariane 44LP uses two solid and two liquid strap on boosters. The most powerful Ariane 4 variant, the Ariane 44L, can place more than 10,000 lb into a GTO orbit.

Since its inaugural flight in June 1988, the Ariane 4 has captured nearly 50% of the commercial GTO market. Currently, the Ariane 4 is being phased out in favor of the Ariane 5 launcher.

Prime Contractor: CNES
Point of Contact:
Launch Site: Kourou, French Gianna (5.2 degrees N Latitude)