ORBCOMM FM 30
1999-12-04
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 30 - SLOT D2
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 30 |
| Alternative name | SLOT D2 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Orbit launches |
1999-12-04 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 778 km |
| Apogee | 785 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 30
ORBCOMM FM30, also known as Orbcomm D2, is a MicroStar configuration satellite manufactured by OSCG and owned by ORBC. It was launched on December 4, 1999, from the ERAS launch site using a Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 4.3 meters. Its dry mass is 44 kilograms, which was also its launch mass. ORBCOMM FM30 is equipped with an Orbcomm payload for Communication M2M/IoT purposes, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellites shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and an antenna array. It had a mission lifetime of 4 years.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 30 Date of exalting 04.12.1999y.
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