AZG Armenian Daily #049, 18/03/2006
Neighbors
TURKEY TO LAUNCH TELECOM SATELLITE IN 2008
Turkish satellite operator has ordered a new French-built
communications satellite that will be launched in 2008.
The Alcatel Spacebus 4000 will be dubbed Turksat 3A and will provide
telecom and television broadcast service in Turkey and parts of Europe
and Central Asia.
The spacecraft will replace the current Turksat 1C and will be fitted
with 24Ku-band transponders with 8 kilowatts of power.
Alcatel has built five previous satellites for Turksat.