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Thuraya 1

Zenit

Sea Launch

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Thuraya 1

Type: Communications

Thuraya-1 is the first satellite in the Boeing GEM (Geomobile) series. This product line expands Boeing’s offerings beyond satellite manufacturing, to integrate a high-power geosynchronous satellite (derived from the Boeing BSS_702 body-stabilized design) with a ground segment and user handsets, to provide a range of cellular-like voice and data services over a large geographic region. The Thuraya ground segment includes terrestrial gateways plus a collocated network operations center and satellite control facility in the UAE.

Trajectory

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Location

Launch Platform Odyssey

Sea Launch

45 rockets have launched from Sea Launch.

Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Agency

Sea Launch – SL

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: SL
  • Country: RUS
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