O3B FM8
Satellite information O3B FM8 - O3b FM8
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM8 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM8 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM8 | O3B FM8 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM8 | Pass predictions O3B FM8 |
| Orbit launches |
2014-07-10 (12 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 4410 |
| Country/organisation of origin | O3b Networks (O3B) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 8062 km |
| Apogee | 8070 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.05° |
| Laps per day | 5 |
| Orbit | MEO (Equatorial) |
| Height O3B FM8 | 8064.37 km |
Additional information O3B FM8
O3B FM8 is a communication satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 40082 and object ID 2014-038D. Launched on July 10, 2014, from ELS launch pad at FRGUI using a Soyuz-ST-B vehicle, it has a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000 and is part of the Prisma bus series. The satellite was manufactured by THALR for O3B Networks, designed to operate in orbit with a mission duration of 10 years.
O3B FM8 measures 4 meters in length, has a diameter of 2 meters, and its span reaches up to 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It carries 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes and is powered by two deployable solar arrays alongside batteries. The satellites dry mass is 500 kg with a launch mass of 700 kg.
Its shape consists of a box trap design with an additional two pan configuration, offering a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 3.9905 m?. The AOCS system used for attitude control on board is the LS-400. This satellite serves the purpose of communication within its operational lifetime.
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