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Thuraya Satellite

A Superior Mobile Satellite System
Thuraya-1 satellite was launched on 21st October 2000; on board a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket from the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean .It was the heaviest commercial payload ever launched and the first commercial satellite to employ digital beam forming. Thuraya's commercial services began in a gradual roll out in a number of countries in 2001.
 
Thuraya's second satellite Thuraya 2 was launched on the 10th of June 2003 while a third satellite is being built by Boeing Satellite Systems to expand system capacity.
 
The Thuraya mobile satellite system is a turnkey project built by Boeing Satellite Systems, formerly Hughes Space and Communications International, Inc. (HSCI), at the cost of US$ 1 billion. Designed for a 12-15 year lifespan, the Thuraya 2 satellite is positioned in Geosynchronous Orbit, 35,786 km (22,236 miles) above the Earth, at 44 degrees East Longitude and inclined at 6.3 degrees. The contract includes manufacture of two high power geo-synchronous satellites, the launch of the first satellite, manufacture and installation of the ground network equipment, the manufacture of nearly a quarter of a million mobile handsets and the project insurance.
Thuraya's system has been adapted for efficient operation in both satellite and GSM environments. It provides high flexibility in managing network resources through a re-programmable satellite payload. This supports modifications to the system's coverage area even in the post-launch period and optimises performance over high demand areas.
 
Thuraya's satellites have been specially designed to achieve network capacity of about 13,750 telephone channels. Thuraya's hand held mobile terminals are comparable to GSM handsets in terms of size and appearance, as well as in voice quality.
 
Satellite features
 
250-300 spot beams
Digital beam forming (which provides for dynamic area coverage and optimises over change in traffic demand)
Single hop link for mobile-to-mobile communications
High power capacity
Dynamic satellite power control providing 10dB link margins
The Thuraya system is comprised of three key elements - Space Segment, Ground Segment and User Segment.
 
Service Features
 
Voice telephony
Fax
Data
Short Messaging
Location Determination
Emergency Services
High Power Alerting
Regulatory Data
 
Frequencies:
 
Mobile Links
Earth-to-space 1626.5-1660.5 MHz
Space-to-Earth 1525.0-1559.0 MHz
Feeder Links
Earth-to-space 6425.0-6725.0 MHz
Space-to-Earth 3400.0-3625.0 MHz
Thuraya Country Code: +88216 .
  
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