ONEWEB-0457 (51647)

COSPAR: 2022-012AB | Alt Name: OneWeb SL0457

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 10, 2022

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ELS

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-ST-B

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

51647

International Designator

2022-012AB

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:32:02 GMT

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Inclination

87.88°

Right Ascension

29.78°

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Argument of Perigee

78.90°

Period

109.89 min

Mean Motion

13.10 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ONEWEB-0457

Alternative Name

OneWeb SL0457

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

ONEWEBN

Country

United Kingdom

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 51647U 22012AB  26200.77225256 -.00000319  00000+0 -95138-3 0  9999

2 51647  87.8816  29.7771 0002019  78.8954 281.2400 13.10369969213616

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Summary

ONEWEB-0457, also known as OneWeb SL0457, is a communication satellite manufactured by ONEWUS and owned by ONEWEBN. Launched on February 10, 2022, from the ELS launch pad at the FRGUI site using a Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle, it features an Arrow bus configuration with a Ku-band payload. The satellite has dimensions of 1.3 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter, with a span of 5 meters when fully deployed. It weighs 148 kilograms at launch and 140 kilograms dry. Equipped with solar arrays and batteries for power, it utilizes SPT-50 or BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters as its motor system. The satellite's shape is described as Trapezoid+2 pan. Its mission focuses on communication services, with an expected lifetime of 7 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 L13-016

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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