SLOT A2 - Norad ID: 25118
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 6 |
| Alternative name | SLOT A2 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Follow ORBCOMM FM 6 | ORBCOMM FM 6 Tracker |
| Group follow ORBCOMM | Tracker ORBCOMM |
| Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 6 | Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 6 |
| Orbit launches |
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| Days in orbit | 10408 |
| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 758 km |
| Apogee | 763 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 45.01° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
| Height ORBCOMM FM 6 | 740.52 km |
ORBCOMM FM06, also known as Orbcomm A2, is a communication satellite designed for M2M/IoT applications launched on December 23, 1997, from ERAS using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from launch pad RW04/22. The spacecraft measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 1 meter and has a span of 4.3 meters due to its solar arrays. It weighs 42 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, and is equipped with Orbcomm payload for communication purposes. The satellite is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Manufactured by OSCG for ORBC, it was operational for approximately four years following its deployment into orbit.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 6 Date of exalting 23.12.1997y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 6 hundred 740.52 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 6 is 26952.98 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 6 satellite 45.01°.