SLOT D3 - Norad ID: 25981
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 31 |
| Alternative name | SLOT D3 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Follow ORBCOMM FM 31 | ORBCOMM FM 31 Tracker |
| Group follow ORBCOMM | Tracker ORBCOMM |
| Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 31 | Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 31 |
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| Days in orbit | 9772 |
| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
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| Perigee | 780 km |
| Apogee | 783 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 45.02° |
| Laps per day | 14 |
| Orbit | LEO (Non-Polar Inclined) |
| Height ORBCOMM FM 31 | 769.23 km |
ORBCOMM FM31, also known as Orbcomm D3, is a MicroStar configuration satellite manufactured by OSCG and owned by ORBC. Launched on December 4, 1999, from ERAS launch site using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle, this US communication M2M/IoT satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 4.3 meters. It weighs 44 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Equipped with deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, the spacecrafts shape is cylindrical plus two panels plus an antenna. The satellite has a lifetime expectancy of four years and serves to facilitate communication for M2M/IoT purposes.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 31 Date of exalting 04.12.1999y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 31 hundred 769.23 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 31 is 26898.7 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 31 satellite 45.02°.