ORBCOMM FM 9
1997-12-23
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 9 - SLOT A5
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 9 |
| Alternative name | SLOT A5 |
| 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 9
ORBCOMM FM09, also known as Orbcomm A5, is a Microstar configuration satellite manufactured by OSCG for communication M2M/IoT purposes. Launched on December 23, 1997, from ERAS Launch Site using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle, it has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter with a span of 4.3 meters. The satellites dry mass is 42 kilograms, identical to its launch mass. Equipped with an Orbcomm payload and powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries, ORBCOMM FM09 has a cylindrical shape with antennas and panels. Its mission involves providing communication services for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The satellites expected lifetime was 4 years, and it is owned by ORBC.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 9 Date of exalting 23.12.1997y.ISS
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