O3b FM8 - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 40082
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | O3B FM8 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | O3b FM8 |
| Gruppe | O3B |
| Folge O3B FM8 | O3B FM8 Tracker |
| Folge der Gruppe. O3B | Tracker O3B |
| Flugzeiten O3B FM8 | Flugzeiten O3B FM8 |
| In die Umlaufbahn bringen |
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| Tage im Orbit | 4410 |
| Herkunftsland/-organisation | O3b Networks (O3B) |
| Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | FRGUI (Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana) |
| Typ | Satellit |
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| Perygeum | 8062 km |
| Apogäum | 8070 km |
| Neigung der Umlaufbahn (Inklination) | 0.05° |
| Runden pro Tag | 5 |
| Orbit | MEO (Äquatorial) |
| Höhe O3B FM8 | 8064.37 km |
O3B FM8 is a communication satellite with the NORAD catalog ID 40082 and object ID 2014-038D. Launched on July 10, 2014, from ELS launch pad at FRGUI using a Soyuz-ST-B vehicle, it has a configuration of ELiTeBus-1000 and is part of the Prisma bus series. The satellite was manufactured by THALR for O3B Networks, designed to operate in orbit with a mission duration of 10 years.
O3B FM8 measures 4 meters in length, has a diameter of 2 meters, and its span reaches up to 12 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It carries 12 Ka-Band transponders for communication purposes and is powered by two deployable solar arrays alongside batteries. The satellites dry mass is 500 kg with a launch mass of 700 kg.
Its shape consists of a box trap design with an additional two pan configuration, offering a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 3.9905 m?. The AOCS system used for attitude control on board is the LS-400. This satellite serves the purpose of communication within its operational lifetime.