Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM19 |
Follow O3B FM19 | O3B FM19 Tracker |
Pass predictions O3B FM19 | Pass predictions O3B FM19 |
Orbit launches | 2019-04-04 (5 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 2044 |
Country/organisation of origin | O3b Networks (O3B) |
Starting point | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
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Perigee | 8061 km/h |
Apogee | 8071 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 0.06° |
Laps per day | 5 |
Height O3B FM19 | 8064.41 km |
O3b is a satellite constellation designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations.
The first four satellites were launched on 25 June 2013, eight more in 2014 (four satellites on 10 July 2014 and four on 18 December 2014), and four more on 9 March 2018. The constellation was extended to twenty satellites in April 2019.The constellation was initially built, owned and operated by O3b Networks, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of SES S.A. in 2016 and ownership and operation of the constellation passed to SES Networks, a division of SES. The O3b constellation began offering service in March 2014.