O3BF03

O3BF03 is an active satellite operated by SES S.A. (SES), launched on 2023-04-28 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It orbits in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at altitudes between 8,056 km and 8,076 km with an inclination of 0.1°. It travels at approximately 18,916 km/h (5.25 km/s), completing one full orbit every 4 hours 48 minutes — that’s roughly 5.00 orbits per day. Orbital Radar tracks O3BF03 in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

O3BF03 orbits at an average altitude of 8,066 km in Medium Earth Orbit, the region between LEO and GEO (2,000–35,786 km). MEO’s higher altitude gives each satellite a much larger ground footprint than LEO, meaning fewer spacecraft are needed for global coverage — but signal latency is higher and radiation from the Van Allen belts is a significant design constraint. Within ±50 km of O3BF03’s average altitude, there are currently 31 active payloads and 5 tracked debris or rocket body fragments. This is a relatively sparse altitude band, containing less than 1% of all active satellites. With an inclination of 0.1°, O3BF03 passes over latitudes between 0.1°N and 0.1°S, concentrating coverage over equatorial and near-equatorial regions. Low-inclination orbits maximise revisit rates over specific tropical zones. SES operates approximately 77 active satellites in total, of which 10 share a similar altitude band with O3BF03.