ORBCOMM FM 10
1997-12-23
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 10 - SLOT A6
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 10 |
| Alternative name | SLOT A6 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Orbit launches |
1997-12-23 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 756 km |
| Apogee | 765 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 10
ORBCOMM FM10, also known as Orbcomm A6, is a communication satellite operated by ORBC for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) purposes. Launched on December 23, 1997, from the Eastern Range Air Station using a Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle, it has a configuration known as MicroStar with dimensions including a length of 0.2 meters, diameter of 1 meter, and span of 4.3 meters. The satellite features two deployable solar arrays along with batteries for power supply and carries an Orbcomm payload. It weighs 42 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Manufactured by OSCG, ORBCOMM FM10s mission life is estimated to be around four years.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 10 Date of exalting 23.12.1997y.
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