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O3b FM24

Communications satellite. O3b FM24 was launched on April 28, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 2, 2025).

COSPAR 2023-059ANORAD 56367United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b mPOWER F4
Common name
O3b FM24
Payload designation
O3b mPOWER 4
International designator
2023-059A
NORAD catalog number
56367
GCAT identifier
S56367
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1129

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
April 28, 2023 · 22:12 UTC
Launch record
2023-059Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
6,426 km
Apogee
8,183 km
Inclination
2.82°
Status
Renamed
Status date
April 2, 2025
Last known active
Apr 28, 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 Q56355094 (CC0).