Key statistics
Satellite TURKSAT 3U at a glance.
Uptime
4619
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TURKSAT 3U.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TURKSAT 3U
International designator: 2013-018C
Object number (NORAD): 39152
Object ID (CCSDS): 39152
Country: TURKEY (TURK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.329 minutes
Inclination: 97.8018 deg
SMA: 6960.883 km
Apoapsis: 591.069 km
Periapsis: 574.426 km
RAAN: 78.4639 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00119546
Argument of periapsis: 351.7817 deg
Mean anomaly: 8.3205 deg
Mean motion: 14.94879847 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003515 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032738021 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 5:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TURKSAT 3U
TLE line 1: 1 39152U 13018C 25351.72110299 .00003515 00000-0 32738-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 39152 97.8018 78.4639 0011955 351.7817 8.3205 14.94879847683966
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TURKSAT 3U.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
TURKSAT 3U was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Gaofen 1’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on April 26, 2013, 4:13 a.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Gaofen 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 26, 2013, 4:13 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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