Thuraya Satellite

3 satellites in orbit, 2 operating.

The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 8, 2026, 4:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT

Thuraya Satellite is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code THUR, of United Arab Emirates. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it.

SatelliteKindOrbit classLaunchedOperatingFlown by
THURAYA 3Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
THURAYA 2Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousYes
THURAYA 1Communications satelliteInclined geosynchronousEnded