O3b FM16 - Norad ID: 43232
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM16 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM16 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM16 | O3B FM16 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM16 | Pass predictions O3B FM16 |
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| Days in orbit | 3163 |
| 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 FM16 | 8064.37 km |
O3B FM16 is a communication satellite launched by O3BS on March 9, 2018, from Guiana Space Center using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 2 meters and has a span of 12 meters due to its solar arrays. It was manufactured by THALR with a dry mass of 500 kilograms and a launch mass of 700 kilograms. O3B FM16 is equipped with 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes and uses two deployable solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. Its operational lifetime is expected to be 10 years, and it features an LS-400 AOCS motor system. The satellite has a box trap+2 pan shape and is part of the Prisma BUS with ELiTeBus-1000 configuration designed for communication missions.
satellite O3B FM16 Date of exalting 09.03.2018y. Average height of ISS O3B FM16 hundred 8064.37 km. Average velocity O3B FM16 is 18915.55 km/h. Inclination O3B FM16 satellite 0.05°.