ORBCOMM FM02

23546
Spacetrack Directory Number
1995-04-03
Orbit launches


Satellite information ORBCOMM FM02 - SLOT F2

Spacetrack Directory Name ORBCOMM FM02
Alternative name SLOT F2
Group ORBCOMM
Orbit launches 1995-04-03
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin ORBCOMM (ORB)
Starting point WRAS
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 652 km
Apogee 666 km

Additional information ORBCOMM FM02

ORBCOMM FM02, also known as Orbcomm F2, is a communication satellite designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications launched on April 3, 1995, from Vandenberg Air Force Base using the Pegasus H launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.2 meters in length, has a diameter of 1 meter, and spans 4.3 meters with its solar arrays deployed. It weighs 42 kilograms at launch and in dry mass. Equipped with an Orbcomm payload for communication services, ORBCOMM FM02 uses two deployable solar arrays and batteries to provide power. Manufactured by OSCG, the satellite was operated by ORBC and had a mission lifetime of approximately four years.

satellite ORBCOMM FM02 Date of exalting 03.04.1995y.


Update time: 2026-06-03 16:10:28
ORBCOMM FM02 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1995-04-03