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TURKSAT 4A — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 39522)
Track TURKSAT 4A (NORAD catalog number 39522) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2014, launched on the 7th orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2014-007A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 4,578 revolutions of Earth.
Moving at about 3.08 km/s, TURKSAT 4A sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is essentially circular (eccentricity 0.0004). Its near-equatorial 0.1° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 292.0°.
Orbital elements
| Orbit regime | geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO) |
|---|---|
| Perigee × apogee altitude | ~35,778 km × 35,809 km |
| Inclination | 0.07° |
| Orbital period | 1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day) |
| Eccentricity | 0.00036 |
| Element set epoch | 2026-09-07 |
| COSPAR designation | 2014-007A |
| NORAD catalog number | 39522 |
This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-09-08. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.
About the Other Active Satellites group
TURKSAT 4A is one of 4,471 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.
Can you see TURKSAT 4A from the ground?
Not with the naked eye. At its altitude TURKSAT 4A is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check pass predictions for your location.
Related satellites
Nearest catalog neighbors of TURKSAT 4A in the Other Active Satellites group — usually craft from the same or adjacent launches:
- ATHENA-FIDUS (NORAD 39509)
- ABS-2 (NORAD 39508)
- TDRS 12 (NORAD 39504)
- THAICOM 6 (NORAD 39500)
- COSMOS 2494 (SKRL-756 2) (NORAD 39491)
- COSMOS 2493 (SKRL-756 1) (NORAD 39490)
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