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O3b

O3b is a satellite constellation in Medium Earth orbit (MEO) owned and operated by SES, and designed to provide lower-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…

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Launch date
25 June 2013 (2013-06-25) (four) 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10) (four) 18 December 2014 (2014-12-18) (four) 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) (four) 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) (four)
Launch mass
700 kg
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Mission type
Internet access
Operator
SES Networks
Perigee altitude
8063 km

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Use of medium Earth orbit

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O3b

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related to history · 19
O3b → After, April, Arianespace, Centre Spatial Guyanais, December, Four, Fregat-MT, French Guiana, In December, Initially, January, July, June, March, September, Soyuz-2, Space Center, Thales Alenia Space, The
related to Use of medium Earth orbit · 16
O3b → Although, Astra, Earth, GEO, However, HTS, LEO, Medium Earth, O3b MEO, SES, SES-12, SES-14, SES-15, Skype, So, The
related to Satellites · 11
O3b → Due, Each, Earth, For, Gbit/s, GHz, Ka-band, Mbit/s, MHz, TCP, The
see also · 2
O3b → SESO3b NetworksO3b, Spaceflight
Launch date · 1
O3b → 25 June 2013 (2013-06-25) (four) 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10) (four) 18 December 2014 (2014-12-18) (four) 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) (four) 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) (four)
Launch mass · 1
O3b → 700 kg
Manufacturer · 1
O3b → Thales Alenia Space
Mission type · 1
O3b → Internet access
Operator · 1
O3b → SES Networks
Perigee altitude · 1
O3b → 8063 km

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Important terminology

satellites ses constellation satellite meo earth orbit mpower service services provide latency internet first connectivity space medium four launched announced

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
O3bLaunch date25 June 2013 (2013-06-25) (four) 10 July 2014 (2014-07-10) (four) 18 December 2014 (2014-12-18) (four) 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) (four) 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) (four)1.00infobox
O3bLaunch mass700 kg1.00infobox
O3bManufacturerThales Alenia Space1.00infobox
O3bMission typeInternet access1.00infobox
O3bOperatorSES Networks1.00infobox
O3bPerigee altitude8063 km1.00infobox
O3bPeriod287.9 minutes1.00infobox
O3bReference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
O3bRegimeMedium Earth orbit1.00infobox
O3bis asatellite constellation in Medium Earth orbit0.90text
O3brelated to historyInitially0.60section
O3brelated to historySoyuz-20.60section

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    O3b

    Nodes79
    Edges78
    Triples58
    Avg. degree1.97
    Density0.025316
    Components1
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