Geostationary
FM-5
MEO Broadband (O3b) · SES (O3b Networks)
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One of the original O3b (Other 3 Billion) satellites — a constellation concept created specifically to bring broadband connectivity to developing nations and remote maritime regions. FM-5 is part of the original O3b Fleet constellation that now operates as SES Networks' medium Earth orbit broadband service. O3b targets maritime cruise ships, remote island communities, and enterprise customers in emerging markets where terrestrial and GEO satellite broadband is too slow, too expensive, or unavailable.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,241–22,243 mi (35,793–35,797 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 35493
- Int’l designator
- 2009-034A
- Launched
- 2009
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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