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O3B FM19 (44113)
COSPAR: 2019-020B | Alt Name: O3b FM19
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 4, 2019
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELS
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-ST-B
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
44113
International Designator
2019-020B
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:42:56 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
0.07°
Right Ascension
336.09°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
107.80°
Period
287.93 min
Mean Motion
5.00 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
O3B FM19
Alternative Name
O3b FM19
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 44113U 19020B 26185.02981896 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 44113 0.0748 336.0905 0003787 107.7976 276.1546 5.00116001132283
Source: Celestrak
Summary
O3B FM19 is a communication satellite operated by O3BS and manufactured by THALR. It was launched on April 4, 2019, from the Guiana Space Center using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle. The satellite has a bus configuration of ELiTeBus-1000 with dimensions measuring 4 meters in length, 2 meters in diameter, and a span of 12 meters. It is equipped with 12 Ka-band transponders for communication purposes and features two deployable solar arrays along with batteries for power generation. O3B FM19 has a dry mass of 500 kg and a launch mass of 700 kg, and it employs the LS-400 AOCS motor for its attitude control system. The satellite's design is characterized by a box trap plus two pan shape and is intended to operate in orbit for up to ten years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4
Diameter
2
Span
12
Dry Mass
500
Launch Mass
700
Shape
Box trap+2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
O3b 19
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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