TurkmenÄlem 52E

Also called Turkmensat, Monacosat

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General

Designation	40617 / 15023A
Launch date	28 April 2015
Country of origin	Turkmenistan / Monaco
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	52°E
Launch vehicle	Falcon 9

Tested at 42.5°E

Satellite owned by the Turkmenistan Ministry of Communication and Space System International (SSI), a Monaco company.
26 transponders have been leased to the Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications. The 12 remaining transponders will be marketed by SES.

Originally planned to launch on a Chinese rocket, but had to move to a US launcher due to technology export restrictions.

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External resources

http://www.ssi-monaco.com/

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

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EIRP coverage (dBW)

East beam
West beam
MENA beam

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Thales Alenia Space
Platform	Spacebus-4000C2
Mass at launch	4731 kg
Dry mass	1839 kg
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	11.3 kW
Design lifetime	15 years

3 antennas

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Ku-band

Main transponders	26
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	3 beams MENA East: central Asia and western Europe West: central Asia and Europe except Iberic peninsula
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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Ku-band - Monacosat (SES)

Main transponders	12
Backup transponders
Power
Bandwidth
Coverage	East: central Asia and western Europe West: central Asia and Europe except Iberic peninsula
EIRP max
G/T max
Polarization

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