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THURAYA-4

NORAD 62483· COSPAR 2025-001A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 4, 2025 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-22 05:13 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Space42
Country
United Arab Emirates
Manufacturer
Airbus Defence and Space
Launched
Jan 4, 2025
Mass
5,000 kg
Apogee
35,796 km
Perigee
35,795 km
Inclination
0.04°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for THURAYA-4 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.5 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
35795 × 35796 km
357943579735791May 28Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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