Thuraya 2 at 44° E
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 44° EChannel line-up at 44° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 27825
- COSPAR number
- 2003-026A
- Operator
- Thuraya Telecommunications Co.
- Manufacturer
- Boeing (Hughes)
- Model
- BSS-702
- Launch
- 10 Jun 2003 from Sea Launch (Odyssey platform) on Zenit 3SL
- Launch mass
- 5250 kg
- Dry mass
- 3200 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 12 yrs.
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- L-band Global beam (L band) View footprint
About Thuraya 2
128 active L-band elements, 17-w SSPAs C-band 2 active + 2 spare to provide a GSM-compatible mobile telephone services to multiple regions