Thuraya-1
Thuraya - 1
The Thuraya launch placed a commercial telecommunications satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, with the spacecraft separating from the upper stage at 1,388 miles above South America.
Read More...The Launch
Sea Launch successfully launched the 5,108 kg (11,260 lb.) Thuraya satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit on October 20. Designed for a 12-year lifespan, the Thuraya satellite will provide regional mobile telecommunications services to 99 countries in the Middle East, parts of Europe, India, Africa and central Asia.
Read More...Mission Profile
The Thuraya launch placed a commercial telecommunications satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, with the spacecraft separating from the upper stage at 1,388 miles above South America.
Read More...Launch Impressions
As I stood watching the rocket being transferred to the Launch platform, I could not help remembering that the Thuraya project initiated by Etisalat was originally designed for a small satellite costing about US $100 million. But Thuraya was destined to be the first mobile satellite telecommunications system from the region - an ambitious project costing over a billion US dollars
Read More...Launch Press Release
Launch Press Release
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