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Subj: Sea Launch Lofts Thuraya-2 Mobile Comms Bird
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.04 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. June 15, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.04
Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing for Thuraya Satellite
Telecommunications Company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, rocketed
to geosynchronous transfer orbit today aboard a Zenit-3SL provided by
Sea Launch Company, LLC.
The Boeing GEO-Mobile model satellite lifted off at 6:56 a.m. PDT
(13:56 GMT) from the Odyssey Launch Platform positioned on the equator
in the Pacific Ocean. The spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle
approximately one hour and 40 minutes after the launch, and minutes
later its first signals were received at a Telemetry, Tracking and
Control Station at Uralla, Australia, confirming normal operation.
"The newest light in the heavens is Thuraya-2, a mobile communications
satellite that will help connect users on the move within a vast area
of the globe," said Dave Ryan, president of spacecraft builder Boeing
Satellite Systems International.
[ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information.]
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