SLOT A1 - Norad ID: 25117
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 5 |
| Alternative name | SLOT A1 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Follow ORBCOMM FM 5 | ORBCOMM FM 5 Tracker |
| Group follow ORBCOMM | Tracker ORBCOMM |
| Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 5 | Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 5 |
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| Days in orbit | 10490 |
| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 757 km |
| Apogee | 763 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 45.02° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
| Height ORBCOMM FM 5 | 738.39 km |
ORBCOMM FM05, also known as Orbcomm A1, is a Microstar configuration satellite owned by ORBC and manufactured by OSCG. It was launched on December 23, 1997, from ERAS Launch Site using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from Launch Pad RW04/22. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, a diameter of 1 meter, and a span of 4.3 meters. Its dry mass is 42 kilograms, which is also its launch mass. ORBCOMM FM05 is equipped with an Orbcomm payload for communication M2M/IoT purposes and powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellites shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and an antenna, and it has a Radar Cross Section (RCS) of 0.746 square meters. Its mission is expected to last four years.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 Date of exalting 23.12.1997y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 5 hundred 738.39 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 5 is 26957.02 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 5 satellite 45.01°.