ORBCOMM FM01
1995-04-03
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM01 - SLOT F1
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM01 |
| Alternative name | SLOT F1 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Orbit launches |
1995-04-03 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | WRAS |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 649 km |
| Apogee | 662 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM01
ORBCOMM FM01, also known as Orbcomm F1, is a communication satellite launched on April 3, 1995, from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility using a Pegasus H launch vehicle from Launch Pad RW30/12. With dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and a diameter of 1 meter, it has a span of 4.3 meters, indicating extended solar panels or antennas. The satellite weighs 42 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. It was manufactured by OSCG for ORBCOMM (ORBC), with the primary mission to provide communication services for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT). Its power system consists of two deployable solar arrays along with batteries. The satellites expected lifetime is 4 years, and it features a configuration combining cylindrical shape with panels and antennas, as indicated by its RCS value of 0.8042.
satellite ORBCOMM FM01 Date of exalting 03.04.1995y.ISS
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