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O3B FM5 (39188)
COSPAR: 2013-031A | Alt Name: O3b FM5
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 25, 2013
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
39188
International Designator
2013-031A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:44:10 GMT
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Inclination
0.10°
Right Ascension
338.83°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
110.09°
Period
287.93 min
Mean Motion
5.00 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
O3B FM5
Alternative Name
O3b FM5
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
O3B
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 39188U 13031A 26185.03067760 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 39188 0.0964 338.8293 0002866 110.0861 271.1171 5.00115644237889
Source: Celestrak
Summary
O3B FM5 is a communication satellite identified by NORAD catalog ID 39188 and object ID 2013-031A. It was launched on June 25, 2013, 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 12 meters with its solar arrays extended. Built by THALR for O3B Networks (O3B), it weighs 700 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 500 kilograms. It is equipped with 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's mission duration is expected to be 10 years, providing global internet services from its box trap+2 pan shape design with an RCS of 49.7749 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
12
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
700
Shape
Box trap+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
49.7749
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
O3b 5
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
THALR
Life Expectancy
10 years
Bus
Prisma
Configuration
ELiTeBus-1000
Motor
LS-400 AOCS
Equipment
12 Ka-Band transponders
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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