O3B FM13, 43234
Orbit data source: Space-Track
O3B FM13, 43234 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
Country
Unknown / O3BRelated business
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, 6.0 m
Radar Cross Section
21.980 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 O3B FM13
1 43234U 18024D 26135.86955200 -.00000012 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 43234 0.0500 326.5318 0003208 40.6359 352.8400 5.00115561149449Epoch: 2026-05-15T20:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-15T20:52:09.292Z)
Latitude
0.03233°
Longitude
173.36658°
Altitude
8,059.77 km
Speed
5.256 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 59m 59s
True Declination
0° 01' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:16:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
8,073.582 km
Perigee altitude
8,064.313 km
Semi-major axis
14,447.084 km
Eccentricity
0.00032
Inclination
0.05°
RAAN
326.5318°
Arg. of periapsis
40.6359°
True anomaly
352.83542°
Mean anomaly
352.84°
Eccentric anomaly
352.83771°
Mean motion
1.24989 °/min
Orbital period
288.02 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2018 (2018-03-09 UTC)
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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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| 14 mins | 2026-05-16 16:39:49.393Z | 142.472° SSE | 2026-05-16 16:39:49.393Z | 142.472° SSE | 17.917° | 2026-05-16 16:53:49.393Z | 127.14° SE |
| 78 mins | 2026-05-16 21:34:49.393Z | 231.504° WSW | 2026-05-16 22:13:49.393Z | 179.696° S | 24.403° | 2026-05-16 22:52:49.393Z | 128.18° SE |
| 78 mins | 2026-05-17 03:34:49.393Z | 231.464° WSW | 2026-05-17 04:13:49.393Z | 179.759° S | 24.338° | 2026-05-17 04:52:49.393Z | 128.264° SE |
| 79 mins | 2026-05-17 09:34:49.393Z | 231.476° WSW | 2026-05-17 10:13:49.393Z | 179.81° S | 24.337° | 2026-05-17 10:53:49.393Z | 127.222° SE |
| 65 mins | 2026-05-17 15:34:49.393Z | 231.517° WSW | 2026-05-17 16:13:49.393Z | 179.747° S | 24.402° | 2026-05-17 16:39:49.393Z | 142.471° SSE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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