Mitsubishi Electric completes in-orbit delivery of TURKSAT-4A satellite

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp announced Tuesday that it completed the in-orbit delivery of the TURKSAT-4A satellite to Turksat Satellite Communication, Cable TV and Operation Inc on March 29.

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TURKSAT-4A was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Feb 15. After the launch, Mitsubishi Electric confirmed performance in a series of in-orbit tests while the satellite maintained a predefined geostationary orbit about 36,000 kilometers above the equator. Upon successful completion of the tests, the satellite was handed over to Turksat A.S. to provide communication and broadband services over a wide geographic region west of China and east of the UK, including Turkey as well as Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

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Meanwhile, this year Mitsubishi Electric also is preparing to launch TURKSAT-4B, as part of an ongoing effort to expand the company’s space business both in Japan and in other countries.

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