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O3B

NORAD 43231 · COSPAR 2018-024A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #15672 @ 8062 x 8070 km x 0.0563 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 00:43 UTC · 17.9 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
O3B FM15
1 43231U 18024A 26282.03034468 -.00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 43231 0.0563 356.2268 0002608 203.2265 160.5400 5.00115868156728
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
March 9th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 7 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
O3b Networks Ltd.
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
MEO · Equatorial
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Soyuz-2.1b
Contractor
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass
650 kg
Power
1,500.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0563°
Period
287.93 min
Perigee
8062 km
Apogee
8070 km
Eccentricity
0.0002608
RAAN
356.2268°
Arg of Perigee
203.2265°
Mean Motion
5.00115868 rev/d