O3B FM14 (43233)

COSPAR: 2018-024C | Alt Name: O3b FM14

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 9, 2018

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ELS

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-ST-B

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

43233

International Designator

2018-024C

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:14:21 GMT

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Inclination

0.05°

Right Ascension

6.11°

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Argument of Perigee

95.78°

Period

287.93 min

Mean Motion

5.00 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

O3B FM14

Alternative Name

O3b FM14

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

O3BS

Country

United Kingdom

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 43233U 18024C   26185.17663503 -.00000013  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998

2 43233   0.0510   6.1147 0002886  95.7842 258.1331  5.00115787151803

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Summary

O3B FM14 is a communication satellite manufactured by THALR for O3BS and was launched on March 9, 2018, from ELS at FRGUI using the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The satellite has a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000, measures 4 meters in length with a diameter of 2 meters and spans 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It is equipped with 12 Ka-band transponders for communication purposes and carries two deployable solar arrays along with batteries as power sources. The dry mass of O3B FM14 is 500 kg, with a launch mass of 700 kg. The satellite's mission lifetime is expected to be 10 years. It uses an LS-400 AOCS motor for its attitude control system and has a box trap+2 pan shape design.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

500

Launch Mass

700

Shape

Box trap+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

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Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

O3b 14

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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