Türksat 1B
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Turksat 1B was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Aérospatiale of France. Wikipedia
Launch date: August 10, 1994 at 7:05 PM EDT
Orbit height: 22,236 mi
Launch site: ELA-2 - Ariane 4 Launch Facility (decommissioned)
Speed on orbit: 1.908 miles/s
Manufacturer: Aérospatiale
Reference system: Geocentric