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O3B FM14, 43233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

O3B FM14, 43233 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

43233, 2018-024C

Orbit

Active

Country

Unknown / O3B

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

Thales Alenia

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

PRISMA?, LS-400 AOCS?

Mass

700 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-09 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-ST-B

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trap Box + 2 Pan, 6.0 m

Radar Cross Section

21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 O3B FM14
1 43233U 18024C   26068.04077828 -.00000025  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 43233   0.0437   2.0524 0002845 346.2976  11.6393  5.00115694145936

Epoch: 2026-03-09T00:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T00:58:43.243Z)

Latitude

-0.00294°

Longitude

178.58047°

Altitude

8,060.34 km

Speed

5.256 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 00m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:14:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

8,073.055 km

Perigee altitude

8,064.835 km

Semi-major axis

14,447.082 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

0.0437°

RAAN

2.0524°

Arg. of periapsis

346.2976°

True anomaly

11.64588°

Mean anomaly

11.6393°

Eccentric anomaly

11.64259°

Mean motion

1.24989 °/min

Orbital period

288.02 mins

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O3B FM14 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	2026-03-10 01:35:39.751Z	232.005° WSW	2026-03-10 02:14:39.751Z	180.523° SSW	24.409°	2026-03-10 02:54:39.751Z	127.693° SE
78 mins	2026-03-10 07:36:39.751Z	231.018° WSW	2026-03-10 08:14:39.751Z	180.586° SSW	24.373°	2026-03-10 08:54:39.751Z	127.778° SE
78 mins	2026-03-10 13:36:39.751Z	231.02° WSW	2026-03-10 14:14:39.751Z	180.619° SSW	24.328°	2026-03-10 14:54:39.751Z	127.755° SE
78 mins	2026-03-10 19:36:39.751Z	231.009° WSW	2026-03-10 20:14:39.751Z	180.556° SSW	24.365°	2026-03-10 20:54:39.751Z	127.67° SE

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O3B FM14, 43233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-09T00:58:43.243Z)

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)

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