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Thuraya 1

Name: Zenit | Thuraya 1
Start: 2000-10-21T05:52:00Z
Location: Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Zenit

Launched Sat, Oct 21 · 5:52 AM UTC2000-10-21 05:52 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

68th

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Sea Launch

3rd

launch this year

Launch Platform Odyssey

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

84 d 7 h

since the pad's previous 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.

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

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Zenit 3SL

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

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Thuraya 1

Zenit

Launched Sat, Oct 21 · 5:52 AM UTC2000-10-21 05:52 UTCLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Geostationary Orbit

Worldwide

68th

orbital launch attempt in 2000

Sea Launch

3rd

launch this year

Launch Platform Odyssey

3rd

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

84 d 7 h

since the pad's previous launch

Mission

Launch Provider

Sea Launch

Commercial · Russia

Launches

Successful

93%

Upcoming

scheduled

All Sea Launch launches Website Wikipedia

Zenit 3SL

Vehicle history

Height

4.6m

Diameter

0.4m

Liftoff thrust

45kN

Next From Sea Launch

Sea Launch schedule

Nov—NET

Demo FlightAgency for Defense Development · Mir · ADD Offshore launch platform, Sea LaunchLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedNET November

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Thuraya 1

Mission

Sea Launch

Zenit 3SL

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Thuraya 1

Mission

Sea Launch

Zenit 3SL

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