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THURAYA-4
Mobile Satellite / IoT · Thuraya Telecommunications
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Thuraya's newest satellite, incorporating IoT machine-to-machine services alongside traditional voice and broadband capabilities. Thuraya-4 reflects the evolution of mobile satellite services toward connected devices — sensors, tracking systems, and industrial monitors that need occasional small data bursts rather than continuous voice calls. The satellite serves Middle Eastern and African markets where demand for satellite IoT connectivity is growing as agriculture, logistics, and resource extraction industries modernize.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,242–22,243 mi (35,794–35,796 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 62483
- Int’l designator
- 2025-001A
- Launched
- 2025
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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