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The Launch

October 20, 2000

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.