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O3B FM10

O3B FM10 was launched on December 18, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 2, 2025).

COSPAR 2014-083ANORAD 40348United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b FM10
Common name
O3B FM10
Payload designation
O3b 10
International designator
2014-083A
NORAD catalog number
40348
GCAT identifier
S40348
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/740

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
O3b
Owner
O3B
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus)
Prisma?

Launch

Date
December 18, 2014 · 18:37 UTC
Launch record
2014-083Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
8,063 km
Apogee
8,068 km
Inclination
0.03°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 2, 2025
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
700 kg
Dry mass
500 kg
Length
4.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18478508 (CC0).