O3b FM10 - Norad ID: 40348
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM10 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM10 |
| Group | O3B |
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| Country/organisation of origin | O3b Networks (O3B) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Type | Satellite |
| WWW | Here |
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| Perigee | 8062 km |
| Apogee | 8070 km |
| Height O3B FM10 | 8064.5 km |
The O3B FM10 satellite, also known as O3b FM10, is a communication satellite manufactured by THALR and launched on December 18, 2014, from the ELS launch pad at FRGUI using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. It has a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000 and measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 2 meters and a span of 12 meters. The satellite is owned by O3B and operated for the UK, equipped with 12 Ka-band transponders and powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. Its dry mass is 500 kg while its launch mass was 700 kg. It has a mission lifetime of 10 years and uses an LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. The satellites shape is described as box trap+2 pan, and it serves communication purposes within the constellation.
satellite O3B FM10 Date of exalting 18.12.2014y. Average height of ISS O3B FM10 hundred 8064.5 km. Average velocity O3B FM10 is 18915.47 km/h. Inclination O3B FM10 satellite 0.05°.