O3B FM15, 43231
Orbit data source: Space-Track
O3B FM15, 43231 is a payload satellite owned by O3B SES (JE) that was launched on Fri, 09 Mar 2018 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?
Mass
700 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 12 m
Radar Cross Section
21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 O3B FM15
1 43231U 18024A 25181.48530861 -.00000025 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 43231 0.0503 353.5666 0003042 103.7456 262.7195 5.00115429133435Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:38:50.663Z)
Latitude
0.00431°
Longitude
-93.50554°
Altitude
8,064.931 km
Speed
5.254 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 59m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 15"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.0337°
Longitude
42.54357°
Altitude
8,060.914 km
Speed
5.256 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 52m 17s
Apparent Declination
-11° 54' 36"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:17:06
Azimuth
342.057° N
Elevation
-60.935°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)
O3B FM15 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. |
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| 79 mins | 2025-07-01 10:47:56.964Z | 231.873° WSW | 2025-07-01 11:26:56.964Z | 180.439° SSW | 24.364° | 2025-07-01 12:06:56.964Z | 127.612° SE |
| 78 mins | 2025-07-01 16:48:56.964Z | 230.951° WSW | 2025-07-01 17:26:56.964Z | 180.409° SSW | 24.413° | 2025-07-01 18:06:56.964Z | 127.563° SE |
| 78 mins | 2025-07-01 22:48:56.964Z | 230.916° WSW | 2025-07-01 23:26:56.964Z | 180.338° SSW | 24.374° | 2025-07-02 00:06:56.964Z | 127.606° SE |
| 78 mins | 2025-07-02 04:48:56.964Z | 230.841° WSW | 2025-07-02 05:26:56.964Z | 180.369° SSW | 24.326° | 2025-07-02 06:06:56.964Z | 127.656° SE |
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