O3B FM15, 43231
Orbit data source: Space-Track
O3B FM15, 43231 is a payload satellite owned by O3B SES (JE) that was launched on Fri, 09 Mar 2018 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-B launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
Unknown / O3BRelated business
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?
Mass
700 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 O3B FM15
1 43231U 18024A 25260.84187066 -.00000031 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 43231 0.0490 353.0744 0002910 179.4867 187.4429 5.00115422137408Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T20:12:17.625Z)
Latitude
0.00397°
Longitude
59.91456°
Altitude
8,068.544 km
Speed
5.253 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 00m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 14"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:24:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
8,073.154 km
Perigee altitude
8,064.746 km
Semi-major axis
14,447.087 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
0.049°
RAAN
353.0744°
Arg. of periapsis
179.4867°
True anomaly
187.43858°
Mean anomaly
187.4429°
Eccentric anomaly
187.44074°
Mean motion
1.24989 °/min
Orbital period
288.02 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.O3B FM15 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 79 mins | 2025-09-18 04:48:08.176Z | 231.706° WSW | 2025-09-18 05:27:08.176Z | 180.171° SSW | 24.362° | 2025-09-18 06:07:08.176Z | 127.483° SE |
| 79 mins | 2025-09-18 10:48:08.176Z | 231.793° WSW | 2025-09-18 11:27:08.176Z | 180.238° SSW | 24.411° | 2025-09-18 12:07:08.176Z | 127.482° SE |
| 79 mins | 2025-09-18 16:48:08.176Z | 231.83° WSW | 2025-09-18 17:27:08.176Z | 180.206° SSW | 24.378° | 2025-09-18 18:07:08.176Z | 127.483° SE |
| 78 mins | 2025-09-18 22:49:08.176Z | 230.74° WSW | 2025-09-18 23:27:08.176Z | 180.14° SSW | 24.329° | 2025-09-19 00:07:08.176Z | 127.484° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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