O3B FM13, 43234
Orbit data source: Space-Track
O3B FM13, 43234 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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Edit Public Description
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: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 O3B FM13
1 43234U 18024D 25301.97842814 -.00000016 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 43234 0.0473 14.9747 0009355 149.2303 195.8312 5.00114398139494Epoch: 2025-10-28T23:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-28T23:28:56.191Z)
Latitude
-0.00881°
Longitude
-29.79233°
Altitude
8,077.395 km
Speed
5.25 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 59m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 32"
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
17:43:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
8,082.485 km
Perigee altitude
8,055.455 km
Semi-major axis
14,447.107 km
Eccentricity
0.00094
Inclination
0.0473°
RAAN
14.9747°
Arg. of periapsis
149.2303°
True anomaly
195.80199°
Mean anomaly
195.8312°
Eccentric anomaly
195.81659°
Mean motion
1.24989 °/min
Orbital period
288.03 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)
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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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| 43 mins | 2025-10-29 22:10:29.282Z | 184.657° SSW | 2025-10-29 22:13:29.282Z | 179.989° S | 24.333° | 2025-10-29 22:53:29.282Z | 127.438° SE |
| 79 mins | 2025-10-30 03:34:29.282Z | 231.652° WSW | 2025-10-30 04:13:29.282Z | 180.189° SSW | 24.381° | 2025-10-30 04:53:29.282Z | 127.534° SE |
| 79 mins | 2025-10-30 09:34:29.282Z | 231.848° WSW | 2025-10-30 10:13:29.282Z | 180.32° SSW | 24.407° | 2025-10-30 10:53:29.282Z | 127.485° SE |
| 78 mins | 2025-10-30 15:35:29.282Z | 230.838° WSW | 2025-10-30 16:13:29.282Z | 180.122° SSW | 24.358° | 2025-10-30 16:53:29.282Z | 127.391° SE |
| 36 mins | 2025-10-30 21:34:29.282Z | 231.647° WSW | 2025-10-30 22:10:29.282Z | 184.664° SSW | 24.244° | 2025-10-30 22:10:29.282Z | 184.664° SSW |
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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