O3b FM15 - Norad ID: 43231
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM15 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM15 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM15 | O3B FM15 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM15 | Pass predictions O3B FM15 |
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| Days in orbit | 3164 |
| Country/organisation of origin | O3b Networks (O3B) |
| Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 8062 km |
| Apogee | 8070 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.06° |
| Laps per day | 5 |
| Orbit | MEO (Equatorial) |
| Height O3B FM15 | 8064.37 km |
O3B FM15 is a communication satellite manufactured by THALR for O3BS and was launched on March 9, 2018, from ELS in FRGUI using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and spans 12 meters with its deployable solar arrays which provide power along with batteries. It weighs 700 kg at launch and has a dry mass of 500 kg. O3B FM15 is equipped with 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes and uses an LS-400 AOCS motor for attitude control. The satellites operational lifespan is projected to be 10 years, following its stable date on the same day as launch.
satellite O3B FM15 Date of exalting 09.03.2018y. Average height of ISS O3B FM15 hundred 8064.37 km. Average velocity O3B FM15 is 18915.55 km/h. Inclination O3B FM15 satellite 0.05°.