| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Eurasiasat 1 (Turksat 2A) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | Turkey/France |
| Operator/Owner | Eurasiasat SAM/Alcatel Space |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 42.08 |
| Perigee (km) | 35761 |
| Apogee (km) | 35810 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000581181577730071 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.02 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.06 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3535 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1900 |
| Power (watts) | 9,000 (EOL) |
| Date of Launch | 10-01-2001 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Alcatel Space Industries |
| Country of Contractor | France |
| Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
| Launch Vehicle | Ariane 4 |
| COSPAR Number | 2001-002A |
| NORAD Number | 26666 |
| Comments | 32 Ku-band transponders; direct-to-home voice, video, and data transmissions to countries between central Europe and the Indian subcontinent. |