LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Oct 21 2000

Sea Launch

Thuraya 1

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(5:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(5:52 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(5:52 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Zenit 3SL

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.

Location

Sea Launch

Pad

Launch Platform Odyssey