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Thuraya 2
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 10 June 2003, 01:55 pm UTC
Rocket: Zenit (Zenith)
Provider: Sea Launch
Mission
Type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
Pad: Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Mission Description
Thuraya offers GSM-compatible mobile telephone services, transmitting and receiving calls through a single 12.25 meter-aperture reflector.