O3b FM9 - Norad ID: 40351
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM9 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM9 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM9 | O3B FM9 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM9 | Pass predictions O3B FM9 |
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| Days in orbit | 4249 |
| 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) | 0.06° |
| Laps per day | 5 |
| Orbit | MEO (Equatorial) |
| Height O3B FM9 | 8064.37 km |
O3B FM9 is a communication satellite manufactured by THALR and owned by O3B. It was launched on December 18, 2014, from the Guiana Space Centre using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and a span of 12 meters with a dry mass of 500 kilograms and a launch mass of 700 kilograms. It is equipped with 12 Ka-band transponders and powered by two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. The satellites configuration follows the ELiTeBus-1000 bus design, and it has an expected lifetime of 10 years. Its mission is to provide communication services, supported by its shape characterized as a box trap with two panels.
satellite O3B FM9 Date of exalting 18.12.2014y. Average height of ISS O3B FM9 hundred 8064.37 km. Average velocity O3B FM9 is 18915.55 km/h. Inclination O3B FM9 satellite 0.05°.