THURAYA-2

NORAD 27825 · COSPAR 2003-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #8564 @ 35783 x 35790 km x 9.0402 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:16 UTC Â· 13.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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THURAYA-2
1 27825U 03026A 26296.92822228 .00000139 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 27825 9.0402 31.3314 0000812 241.0005 138.1929 1.00272264085649

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 10th 2003

Spacecraft age

23 years, 4 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

9.0402Â°

Period

1436.09 min

Perigee

35783 km

Apogee

35790 km

Eccentricity

8.12E-5

RAAN

31.3314Â°

Arg of Perigee

241.0005Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272264 rev/d