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O3b FM22

Communications satellite. O3b FM22 was launched on December 16, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 2, 2025).

COSPAR 2022-174BNORAD 54756United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b mPOWER F2
Common name
O3b FM22
Payload designation
O3b mPOWER 2
International designator
2022-174B
NORAD catalog number
54756
GCAT identifier
S54756
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1092

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
O3b
Owner
O3B SES
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
702X

Launch

Date
December 16, 2022 · 22:48 UTC
Launch record
2022-174Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
5,509 km
Apogee
7,775 km
Inclination
4.58°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 2, 2025
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
1,700 kg
Dry mass
1,700 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
3.00 m
Span
27.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q56355093 (CC0).