Satellite · NORAD 40350 · COSPAR 2014-083C
O3B FM12
- Operator SES
- Constellation SES GEO fleet
- Country Luxembourg
Altitude now
8,063.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
5.25km/s
Inclination
0.05°
Period
4.8 h
287.9 min
Perigee
8,062km
Apogee
8,069km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:50 UTC (22.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.045° S
- Longitude
- 71.004° W
- Altitude
- 8063.1 km
- Velocity
- 5.255 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:50 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 7.8 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- SES GEO fleet via celestrak_groupSES O3b / O3b mPOWER via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- SES
- SATCAT owner code
- O3B · O3b Networks (SES)
- Country
- Luxembourg LU
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 18 Dec 2014
- COSPAR launch id
- 2014-083
- Launch site
- Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Objects from the same launch · 4
- O3B FM1040348PayloadActive
- O3B FM1140349PayloadActive
- O3B FM940351PayloadActive
- FREGAT R/B40352Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF808 → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Constellation Id | con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF808 → con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809 | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → O3B | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40350
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2014-083C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHA4
- Canonical slug
- o3b-fm12-40350
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.