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SuccessThuraya 1 · Sea Launch
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Oct 21, 2000, 05:52 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Oct 21, 2000, 05:52 UTC – Saturday, Oct 21, 2000, 05:52 UTC
Provider
Sea Launch
Rocket
Launch pad
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Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Thuraya 1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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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