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O3B FM3, 40079

Orbit data source: Space-Track

O3B FM3, 40079 is a payload satellite owned by O3B (JE) that was launched on Thu, 10 Jul 2014 UTC via a SOYUZ-ST-B launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

40079, 2014-038A

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

SES S.A. (Unknown / O3B)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?

Mass

700 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-10 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-B

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 12 m

Radar Cross Section

21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 O3B FM3
1 40079U 14038A   25174.50215307 -.00000018  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 40079   0.0509   2.8048 0003855  50.0821 307.1476  5.00115345195103

Epoch: 2025-06-23T12:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T12:03:06.025Z)

Latitude

-0.00203°

Longitude

-92.68663°

Altitude

8,061.017 km

Speed

5.256 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 59m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.05656°

Longitude

-177.65479°

Altitude

8,068.557 km

Speed

5.253 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 30m 38s

Apparent Declination

-12° 50' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:53:55

Azimuth

297.039° NW

Elevation

-46.249°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

8,074.521 km

Perigee altitude

8,063.382 km

Semi-major axis

14,447.089 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

0.0509°

RAAN

2.8048°

Arg. of periapsis

50.0821°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

307.1476°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

1.24989 °/min

Orbital period

288.02 mins

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 2014 (2014-07-10 UTC)

O3B FM3 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
79 mins	2025-06-24 17:11:12.760Z	232.103° WSW	2025-06-24 17:50:12.760Z	180.632° SSW	24.411°	2025-06-24 18:30:12.760Z	127.702° SE
78 mins	2025-06-24 23:12:12.760Z	231.067° WSW	2025-06-24 23:50:12.760Z	180.593° SSW	24.387°	2025-06-25 00:30:12.760Z	127.788° SE
78 mins	2025-06-25 05:12:12.760Z	231.031° WSW	2025-06-25 05:50:12.760Z	180.682° SSW	24.325°	2025-06-25 06:30:12.760Z	127.855° SE
78 mins	2025-06-25 11:12:12.760Z	231.071° WSW	2025-06-25 11:51:12.760Z	179.161° S	24.35°	2025-06-25 12:30:12.760Z	127.768° SE

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