Satellite constellation designed for telecommunications and data backhaul from remote locations
This article is about the 1st gen O3b satellites. For 2nd gen satellites, see O3b mPOWER. For the defunct satellite operator, see O3b Networks.
O3b MEO
Rendering of O3b MEO satellite coverage areas and visibility around the equator.
Mission type
Internet access
Operator
SES Networks
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Launch mass
700 kg
Start of mission
Launch date
25 June 2013 (UTC) (2013-06-25Z) (four) 10 July 2014 (UTC) (2014-07-10Z) (four) 18 December 2014 (UTC) (2014-12-18Z) (four) 9 March 2018 (UTC) (2018-03-09Z) (four) 4 April 2019 (UTC) (2019-04-04Z) (four)
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric orbit
Regime
Medium Earth orbit
Perigee altitude
8063 km
Period
287.9 minutes
O3b is a satellite constellation in Medium Earth orbit (MEO) owned and operated by SES, and designed to provide low-latency broadband connectivity to remote locations for mobile network operators and internet service providers, maritime, aviation, and government and defence. It is often referred to as O3b MEO to distinguish these satellites from SES's forthcoming O3b mPOWER constellation.[1]
O3b originally stood for "other three billion", or the other three billion people at the time that did not have stable internet access, and the constellation was initially built, owned and operated by O3b Networks, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of SES in 2016[2] and ownership and operation of the constellation passed to SES Networks, a division of SES. The O3b MEO constellation began offering service in March 2014.[3]
^O3b MEO O3b section title page in SES.com. Accessed 26 May 2021
^SES Completes Acquisition of 100% of O3b Networks, Business Wire, 1 August 2016, Accessed 26 April 2017
^Wood, Lloyd; Lou, Yuxuan; Olusola, Opeoluwa (2014). "Revisiting elliptical satellite orbits to enhance the O3b constellation". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 67 (3): 110–118. arXiv:1407.2521. Bibcode:2014JBIS...67..110W.
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