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O3B

NORAD 40079 · COSPAR 2014-038A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #21966 @ 8060 x 8072 km x 0.048 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 15:11 UTC · 45.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
O3B FM3
1 40079U 14038A 26300.63318220 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 40079 0.0480 357.1318 0004098 253.4896 109.3425 5.00115757219669
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
July 10th 2014
Spacecraft age
12 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
O3b Networks Ltd.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
MEO · Equatorial
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
Contractor
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass
650 kg
Power
1,500.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.048°
Period
287.93 min
Perigee
8060 km
Apogee
8072 km
Eccentricity
0.0004098
RAAN
357.1318°
Arg of Perigee
253.4896°
Mean Motion
5.00115757 rev/d