O3b FM18 - Norad ID: 44115
| Spacetrack Directory Name | O3B FM18 |
| Alternative name | O3b FM18 |
| Group | O3B |
| Follow O3B FM18 | O3B FM18 Tracker |
| Group follow O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Pass predictions O3B FM18 | Pass predictions O3B FM18 |
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| Days in orbit | 2772 |
| 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) | 0.05° |
| Laps per day | 5 |
| Height O3B FM18 | 8064.38 km |
O3B FM18 is a communication satellite, part of the O3b constellation, manufactured by THALR and owned by O3BS. It was launched on April 4, 2019, 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 spans up to 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. Its dry mass is 500 kg, and it had a launch mass of 700 kg. Equipped with 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes, the satellite also features 2 deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Utilizing an LS-400 AOCS motor system, O3B FM18 has been operational since its launch date and is expected to have a service life of up to 10 years.
satellite O3B FM18 Date of exalting 04.04.2019y. Average height of ISS O3B FM18 hundred 8064.38 km. Average velocity O3B FM18 is 18915.55 km/h. Inclination O3B FM18 satellite 0.05°.