Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Thuraya 1
Launched
October 21, 2000
Summary
Thuraya 1 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on October 21, 2000. It was Sea Launch's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,435th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Zenit 3SL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Thuraya 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 6.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Zenit 3SL flight · 3rd this yearSea Launch's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,435th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thuraya 1 · NORAD 26578 · 2000-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- THURAYA 1
- Object ID
- 2000-066A
- Epoch
- 2000-10-21 10:36:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27819176 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7290968
- Inclination
- 6.4426°
- Ascending node
- 324.8025°
- Arg. of perigee
- 48.6562°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.2572°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Thuraya 1 · NORAD 26578 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 6L · re-entered May 28, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
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 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.
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
5th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 3rd this year · 6th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Thuraya 1 launch?
Thuraya 1 launched on October 21, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thuraya 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Thuraya 1?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Thuraya 1 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Thuraya 1 reach?
Thuraya 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 238 × 35,814 km orbit inclined 6.4°.
How many satellites did Thuraya 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).