250–300 spot beams
Focused power for phone-sized antennas.
Coverage & technology
Access beyond the limit.
Thuraya’s geosynchronous satellites cover Pakistan border to border and more than 160 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Footprint
All of Pakistan. Two-thirds of the globe.
Thuraya’s service reaches beyond terrestrial networks into remote areas that conventional mobile networks cannot cover, bringing satellite communication within reach of ordinary people as well as organisations.
Point your antenna
Face the satellite, get the signal.
From Pakistan the satellite sits low in the south-western sky. Step away from walls, cliffs and tall trees, extend the antenna and point it in the direction shown.
- IslamabadFace SW · 225°Tilt 40° above the horizon
- LahoreFace SW · 228°Tilt 41° above the horizon
- KarachiFace SW · 225°Tilt 51° above the horizon
- PeshawarFace SW · 223°Tilt 41° above the horizon
- QuettaFace SW · 220°Tilt 47° above the horizon
- GwadarFace SW · 218°Tilt 54° above the horizon
- GilgitFace SW · 225°Tilt 37° above the horizon
- SkarduFace SW · 227°Tilt 37° above the horizon
Extend the antenna, step into the open and face the direction shown. Buildings, trees and steep valley walls between you and the south-western sky can block the signal.
System architecture
A US$1 billion network in the sky.
THURAYA-1 launched on 21 October 2000 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket from the equator in the Pacific. Thuraya began commercial service in Pakistan in January 2002.
The turnkey system was built by Boeing Satellite Systems. Thuraya’s satellite serving Pakistan holds geosynchronous orbit at 44° East, with capacity of about 13,750 telephone channels and handsets comparable to GSM phones in size and voice quality.
Digital beamforming
Coverage reshaped in orbit to follow demand.
Single-hop calls
Thuraya-to-Thuraya calls connect via the satellite.
Dynamic power control
10 dB link margins for reliable calls.
Dual-mode network
Satellite and GSM in one service.
Three segments
Space, ground and user segments working together.
Frequencies & services
The technical details
Voice telephonyFaxDataShort messagingLocation determinationEmergency servicesHigh-power alerting
| Mobile link, Earth to space | 1626.5–1660.5 MHz |
|---|---|
| Mobile link, space to Earth | 1525.0–1559.0 MHz |
| Feeder link, Earth to space | 6425.0–6725.0 MHz |
| Feeder link, space to Earth | 3400.0–3625.0 MHz |
| Orbital position | 44° East, geosynchronous |
| Country code | +88216 |
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