At the beginning of 2024, there were two operational Thuraya satellites: Thuraya-2 and Thuraya-3. Unfortunately, the Thuraya-3 satellite was out of service in the spring of 2024. Today, only Thuraya-2 is operational.
This is very bad for Thuraya users in the eastern and northeastern regions. While Thuraya has tried to reconfigure the network to force Thuraya-2 to work in these regions, the network connection may be very poor (SMS only) or non-existent due to the low elevation angle (<10-20°) of the satellite.
You can estimate the actual elevation angle and direction to the Thuraya-2 in your location on the service: https://www.n2yo.com/?s=27825
The launch of the new Thuraya-4 satellite is planned for December 2024. However, the Thuraya-4 is intended to replace the Thuraya-2, so it is not clear if and how soon it will help improve connectivity in the affected regions.
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