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What is Thuraya?

April 26, 2017Thuraya

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What is Thuraya?

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Thuraya is a regional mobile satellite system that provides satellite telephone services to a region covering 99 countries. Thurayas footprint includes the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, Central Asia, North and Central Africa, and Europe. Thuraya offers satellite-based telephony through a dynamic mobile phone that combines satellite, GSM & GPS. Designed for a lifespan of 12 to 15 years, Thurayas satellite is in geo-synchronous orbit, positioned 36,000 km above the earth at 44 degrees east above the equator, which roughly is above the African country of Somalia. The Thuraya system includes a spare ground satellite that may be launched at a later date as a back up and a third that could be used to expand system capacity. Its Primary Gateway is situated in Sharjah, UAE, and acts as the operation centre for the mobile satellite system.