Launch Alert | Flight 7
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Success
Sat Oct 21 2000
Sea Launch

Thuraya 1

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Zenit 3SL

Description:

Zenit 3SL rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Sea Launch

Pad

Launch Platform Odyssey