Thuraya-3
Thuraya-3 satellite built by Boeing Satellite Systems will be launched on November 13 2007 to expand system capacity and coverage area.
Mission Profile
Lifting off from the Odyssey Launch Platform at 154 degrees West Longitude, a Zenit-3SL rocket will place the 5,180 kg (11,420 lb) Thuraya 3 satellite into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, with the spacecraft separating from the upper stage at 1,388 miles above the Pacific Ocean. The flight plan calls for deployment into a 6.2 degree inclined […]
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Thuraya-3 Satellite Successfully Launched to Orbitby Sea Launch
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 January 2008 – The third Geo-mobile satellite of Thuraya Satellite Telecom Co. has successfully been launched by Sea Launch today, allowing Thuraya to embark on major expansion plans and provide its cutting-edge mobile satellite services in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter of […]