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O3b FM27

Communications satellite. O3b FM27 was launched on December 17, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-244ANORAD 62362United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
O3b mPOWER F7
Common name
O3b FM27
Payload designation
O3b mPOWER 7
International designator
2024-244A
NORAD catalog number
62362
GCAT identifier
S62362
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1251

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 17, 2024 · 22:26 UTC
Launch record
2024-244Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
8,058 km
Apogee
8,073 km
Inclination
0.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 17, 2024

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 Q56355098 (CC0).