ORBCOMM FM 31
1999-12-04
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 31 - SLOT D3
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 31 |
| Alternative name | SLOT D3 |
| 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 | 780 km |
| Apogee | 783 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 31
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.
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ORBCOMM FM 31 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1999-12-04
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