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Satellite · NORAD 44115 · COSPAR 2019-020D

O3B FM18

ActivePayloadMEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

8,065.0km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

5.25km/s

Inclination

0.05°

Period

4.8 h

287.9 min

Perigee

8,062km

Apogee

8,070km

orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC (5.7 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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.

Ground track of O3B FM18O3B FM18
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
0.048° N
Longitude
131.655° E
Altitude
8065.0 km
Velocity
5.254 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:50 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
SES GEO fleet via celestrak_groupSES O3b / O3b mPOWER via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • O3B FM18Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
SES
SATCAT owner code
O3B · O3b Networks (SES)

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
04 Apr 2019
COSPAR launch id
2019-020

Objects from the same launch · 4

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Constellation Idcon_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF808con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Constellation Idcon_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF808con_01M28X1Z9V6NXRFGCNTV7GF809Celestrak11 Sept 2026 18:56 UTC
Owner CodeO3BCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassMEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 9 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 9 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
44115
COSPAR / international designator
2019-020D
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SDF
Canonical slug
o3b-fm18-44115

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.