Thuraya 1

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General

Designation	26578 / 00066A
Launch date	21 Oct 2000
Country of origin	United Arab Emirates
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Zenit Sea Launch #5

Inmarsat has leased capacity on the satellite to provide mobile broadband service at 144 kbps.
This satellite has faulty solar panels that may affect its lifetime. An early replacement is needed.

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 21 Oct 2000	Aug 2003	42°E, inclined
Sep 2003	Jun 2004	51.5°E, inclined (in-orbit backup)
Aug 2004	May 2007	97.5°E, inclined (in-orbit backup)

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End of life

Out of service	May 2007
Cause	Moved to junk orbit

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Technical data

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Specifications
L-band
C-band

The digital signal processor, five times more capable than any previous digital processor produced by the satellite manufacturer, has more computing power than 3,000 Pentium III-based computers

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