Launch Date
June 25, 2013
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
NORAD ID
39190
International Designator
2013-031C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:10:27 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.04°
Right Ascension
342.57°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
116.62°
Period
287.93 min
Mean Motion
5.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
O3B FM2
Alternative Name
O3b FM2
Type
Status
Owner
O3B
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39190U 13031C 26185.21559991 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 39190 0.0357 342.5725 0002733 116.6159 260.8422 5.00116076237957
Source: Celestrak
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
12
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
700
Shape
Box trap+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
36.0795
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
O3b 2
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
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