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O3B PFM

OperationalCommunicationsMEO

O3B PFM is a O3b Networks Ltd. communications satellite, part of the O3b constellation, launched on June 25, 2013 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
June 25, 2013 at 07:27 PM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Soyuz STB Fregat-MT →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
O3b FM1, FM2, FM4, FM5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
8,074 km
Periapsis
8,058 km
Inclination
0.07°
Orbital period
287.93 min

Spacecraft

Operator
O3b Networks Ltd.
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
700 kg
Power
1,500 W
Design lifetime
10 years
Detailed purpose
Broadband communications

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-031D
NORAD catalog №
39191
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
O3b Networks
Constellation
O3b
Radar cross-section
45.1267 m²
Status
Operational