THURAYA-2

NORAD 27825 · COSPAR 2003-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8584 @ 35780 x 35793 km x 9.0721 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-12 22:41 UTC Â· 16.2 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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THURAYA-2
1 27825U 03026A 26316.94569150 .00000134 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 27825 9.0721 31.2374 0001625 249.6873 155.6177 1.00271736085842

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 10th 2003

Spacecraft age

23 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Thuraya Satellite Communications

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Sea Launch Odyssey

Launch vehicle

Zenit 3SL

Contractor

Hughes Space and Communications Co.

Launch mass

5,250 kg

Power

11,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

9.0721Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35780 km

Apogee

35793 km

Eccentricity

0.0001625

RAAN

31.2374Â°

Arg of Perigee

249.6873Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271736 rev/d