O3b FM12 - Norad ID: 40350
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM12 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM12 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM12 | O3B FM12 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM12 | Pass predictions O3B FM12 |
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| Days in orbit | 4251 |
| 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 |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.05° |
| Laps per day | 5 |
| Orbit | MEO (Equatorial) |
| Height O3B FM12 | 8064.37 km |
O3B FM12 is a communication satellite launched by O3B Networks on December 18, 2014, from the Guiana Space Centre using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 4 meters in length and has a diameter of 2 meters with a span of 12 meters when fully deployed. It is equipped with 12 Ka-band transponders for communication purposes and features two deployable solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. O3B FM12 has a dry mass of 500 kilograms and was launched at a mass of 700 kilograms. The satellite utilizes the LS-400 AOCS motor system for attitude control, with a designed lifetime of 10 years. It is manufactured by Thales Alenia Space (THALR) under the Prisma bus configuration and operates in a box trap+2 pan shape with an RCS value of 7.8074. The satellites primary mission is to provide communication services as part of O3B Networks constellation.
satellite O3B FM12 Date of exalting 18.12.2014y. Average height of ISS O3B FM12 hundred 8064.37 km. Average velocity O3B FM12 is 18915.55 km/h. Inclination O3B FM12 satellite 0.05°.