ONEWEB-0050 (45453)

COSPAR: 2020-020AF | Alt Name: OneWeb SL0050

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 21, 2020

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-2-1B

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

45453

International Designator

2020-020AF

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:29:18 GMT

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Inclination

88.93°

Right Ascension

230.92°

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Argument of Perigee

272.65°

Period

96.62 min

Mean Motion

14.90 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ONEWEB-0050

Alternative Name

OneWeb SL0050

Type

Payload

Status

Partially operational

Owner

ONEWEB

Country

United Kingdom

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 45453U 20020AF  26185.06202368  .00002208  00000-0  22447-3 0  9998

2 45453  88.9288 230.9194 0000499 272.6528  87.4644 14.90445052342891

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Summary

The ONEWEB-0050 satellite, also known as OneWeb SL0050, is a communication satellite manufactured by ONEWUS for the UK-based company ONEWEB. It was launched on March 21, 2020, from the TYMSC launch site using a Soyuz-2-1B rocket at LC31. The satellite has a configuration known as Arrow bus and features dimensions of 1.3 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and 5 meters in span. It carries a Ku-Band payload with solar arrays and batteries for power generation and is equipped with SPT-50 or BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters for propulsion. With a launch mass of 148 kg and a dry mass of 140 kg, the satellite's shape is described as Trapezoid+2 pan. It was designed to have an operational lifetime of approximately seven years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

1.3

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

140

Launch Mass

148

Shape

Trapezoid+2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

OneWeb L3-027

Purpose

Communication

Mission

Communication

Manufacturer

ONEWUS

Life Expectancy

+ 7 years

Bus

ARROW

Configuration

Arrow bus

Motor

SPT-50 or BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters

Equipment

Ku-Band payload

Power System

solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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