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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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Identifier

43234, 2018-024D

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

SES S.A. (Unknown / O3B)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?

Mass

700 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-09 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-B

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 12 m

Radar Cross Section

21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 O3B FM13
1 43234U 18024D   25181.03206302 -.00000025  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 43234   0.0239  22.0974 0003170 105.1159 232.8125  5.00115205133446

Epoch: 2025-06-30T00:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T00:46:10.244Z)

Latitude

-0.01055°

Longitude

70.10959°

Altitude

8,067.145 km

Speed

5.253 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.02603°

Longitude

159.39625°

Altitude

8,060.782 km

Speed

5.256 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 49m 35s

Apparent Declination

-19° 48' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:45:11

Azimuth

234.638° WSW

Elevation

8.936°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

8,073.534 km

Perigee altitude

8,064.375 km

Semi-major axis

14,447.091 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

0.0239°

RAAN

22.0974°

Arg. of periapsis

105.1159°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

232.8125°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.24989 °/min

Orbital period

288.02 mins

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)

O3B FM13 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.
80 mins	2025-06-30 21:10:55.598Z	232.666° WSW	2025-06-30 21:50:55.598Z	179.969° S	24.386°	2025-06-30 22:30:55.598Z	127.318° SE
79 mins	2025-07-01 03:11:55.598Z	231.614° WSW	2025-07-01 03:50:55.598Z	179.929° S	24.358°	2025-07-01 04:30:55.598Z	127.36° SE
79 mins	2025-07-01 09:11:55.598Z	231.597° WSW	2025-07-01 09:50:55.598Z	179.998° S	24.355°	2025-07-01 10:30:55.598Z	127.39° SE
79 mins	2025-07-01 15:11:55.598Z	231.662° WSW	2025-07-01 15:50:55.598Z	180.04° SSW	24.382°	2025-07-01 16:30:55.598Z	127.35° SE

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