ORBCOMM FM 10

25113
Spacetrack Directory Number
1997-12-23
Orbit launches
739.73 km
Average height
26954.48 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 10 - SLOT A6

Spacetrack Directory Name ORBCOMM FM 10
Alternative name SLOT A6
Group ORBCOMM
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Orbit launches 1997-12-23 (28 years ago)
Days in orbit 10490
Country/organisation of origin ORBCOMM (ORB)
Starting point ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA)
Type Satellite
Categories
Perigee 756 km
Apogee 765 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 45.02°
Laps per day 14
Orbit LEO (Non-Polar Inclined)
Height ORBCOMM FM 10 739.73 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. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 10 hundred 739.73 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 10 is 26954.48 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 10 satellite 45.01°.

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Update time: 2026-09-11 20:00:22
Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 10 is: 739.73km
Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 10 is: 26954.48km/h
Average orbit height ORBCOMM FM 10 is: 45.01°
ORBCOMM FM 10 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1997-12-23
ORBCOMM FM 10 is from 10490 days Days in orbit.