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O3B FM19

O3B FM19 was launched on April 4, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-ST-B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 2, 2025).

COSPAR 2019-020BNORAD 44113United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b FM19
Common name
O3B FM19
Payload designation
O3b 19
International designator
2019-020B
NORAD catalog number
44113
GCAT identifier
S44113
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/909

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 4, 2019 · 17:03 UTC
Launch record
2019-020Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
8,061 km
Apogee
8,069 km
Inclination
0.04°
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 Q25422365 (CC0).