| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Thuraya 3 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | United Arab Emirates |
| Operator/Owner | Thuraya Satellite Communications |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 98.6 |
| Perigee (km) | 35766 |
| Apogee (km) | 35807 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000486283254065209 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 5.84 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 5180 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 15-01-2008 |
| Expected Lifetime | 12 yrs. |
| Contractor | Boeing Satellite Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
| Launch Vehicle | Zenit 3SL |
| COSPAR Number | 2008-001A |
| NORAD Number | 32404 |
| Comments | Mobile phone communication in eastern Asia, Middle East, Australia. |