O3b FM25

Communications satellite. O3b FM25 was launched on November 12, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Apr 2, 2025).

COSPAR 2023-175ANORAD 58346United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT: O3b mPOWER F5
Common name: O3b FM25
Payload designation: O3b mPOWER 5
International designator: 2023-175A
NORAD catalog number: 58346
GCAT identifier: S58346
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1161

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: November 12, 2023 · 21:08 UTC
Launch record: 2023-175Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): MEO
Perigee: 6,036 km
Apogee: 8,195 km
Inclination: 2.35°
Status: Renamed
Status date: April 2, 2025
Last known active: Nov 12, 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 Q56355095 (CC0).