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O3B FM3
Medium Earth Orbit Broadband (O3B Constellation) · SES
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Part of SES's O3B constellation, delivering fiber-like latency broadband from medium Earth orbit to customers in the equatorial belt — telecom operators backhauling cellular networks, cruise ships needing reliable internet at sea, and government agencies in island nations where undersea cable simply doesn't reach.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Medium Earth Orbita high vantage point, ideal for navigation
- Altitude
- 5,015–5,022 mi (8,071–8,081 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 4.8 hours5.0 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40079
- Int’l designator
- 2014-038A
- Launched
- 2014
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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