| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Turksat 3A |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Turkey |
| Operator/Owner | Turksat |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 42.04 |
| Perigee (km) | 35778 |
| Apogee (km) | 35793 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000177912727876552 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3100 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1272 |
| Power (watts) | 8100 |
| Date of Launch | 12-06-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | Thales Alenia Space |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 5 ECA |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-030B |
| NORAD Number | 33056 |
| Comments | 24 Ku-band transponders; television service to Turkey. |