Spacecraft information: THURAYA-3

Launch Details
Launched 14 January 2008
Flight ended
Status Partially operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Sea Launch Platform (mobile)
Owner United Arab Emirates
NORAD ID 32404
COSPAR ID 2008-001A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.941°
Eccentricity 0.00019
RA ascending node 2.384 hr
Argument perigee 15.746°
Mean anomaly 345.437°
Orbital period 1436.129 min
Epoch of osculation 18 May 2026, 04:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35786.4 km
Mean Altitude 35794.4 km
Peak Altitude 35802.3 km

Launched alongside

BLOCK DM-SL R/B

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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