ORBCOMM FM 17
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 17 - SLOT B5
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 17 |
| Alternative name | SLOT B5 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Follow ORBCOMM FM 17 | ORBCOMM FM 17 Tracker |
| Group follow ORBCOMM | Tracker ORBCOMM |
| Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 17 | Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 17 |
| Orbit launches |
1998-08-02 (28 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 10269 |
| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 786 km |
| Apogee | 791 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 44.99° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Height ORBCOMM FM 17 | 776.38 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 17
ORBCOMM FM17, also known as Orbcomm B5, is a communication satellite designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Launched on August 2, 1998, from the Eastern Range Air Station (ERAS), it uses a Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from Launch Pad RW04/22. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter with a span of 4.3 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. It weighs 42 kilograms at launch and is equipped with Orbcomm payload for communication purposes. ORBCOMM FM17 was manufactured by OSCG, owned by ORBC, and has an operational lifetime of approximately 4 years. The satellites shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and antennas, providing a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.7138 square meters. Power is supplied through deployable solar arrays and batteries.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 17 Date of exalting 02.08.1998y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 17 hundred 776.38 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 17 is 26885.25 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 17 satellite 44.99°.TLE
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