flown by SpaceX USA

Türksat 5B

Success
DEC 19202103:58:39 UTC

Türksat 5B was the first geostationary satellite to be partially built in Turkey: Airbus's 2017 contract required 25% of the 4,500 kg Eurostar-3000EOR spacecraft to be manufactured domestically. The all-electric satellite was positioned at 42° East to serve Türksat's fleet.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 B5 F9-133 into GSO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

Booster

B1067.3

Landed on drone ship · ASOG

Payload

Türksat 5B

Communications

last updated May 26, 2026