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Thuraya 1
Zenit · Communications
2000Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Sea Launch
- Rocket
- Zenit
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Launch Platform Odyssey
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2