If no mishap exists of last hour, on January 3, 2008 the new satellite Türksat 3rd will be thrown to the space with a capacity of 24 transpondedores in the band KU.

It is a question of a satellite of new generation provided not only with a major capacity of transpondedores but also of a top potency of being going to replace, the old man Türksat 1C, for what his coverage bundle will turn out to be significantly increased.

The orbital position of 42nd East is destined basically to the Turkish television market and does not stop being a hard competition for the digital payment platform, leader in Turkey as 7th East is Digitürk, given that this one expresses across another position, of the satellite Eutelsat W3A.


(27/11/07)