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About this launch
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…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padSea Launch
- Site
- Sea Launch
Rocket and boosterZenit 3SL
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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