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O3B PFM (39191)
COSPAR: 2013-031D | Alt Name: O3b PFM
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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
39191
International Designator
2013-031D
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:42:57 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
0.07°
Right Ascension
348.66°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
105.08°
Period
287.93 min
Mean Motion
5.00 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
O3B PFM
Alternative Name
O3b PFM
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
O3B
Country
United Kingdom
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 39191U 13031D 26185.02983017 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 39191 0.0670 348.6594 0005325 105.0798 266.3213 5.00116039237518
Source: Celestrak
Summary
O3B PFM is a communication satellite, also known as O3b PFM, operated by O3B and manufactured by THALR. Launched on June 25, 2013, from the Guiana Space Centre using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle, it has a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000 with dimensions including a length of 4 meters, diameter of 2 meters, and span of 12 meters. The satellite weighs 500 kg dry and carries 12 Ka-Band transponders for its communication mission. It is equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries to provide power. The spacecraft has an expected lifetime of 10 years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
12
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
700
Shape
Box trap+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
45.1267
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
O3b 1/PFM
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
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
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