ORBCOMM FM 36
1999-12-04
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 36 - SLOT D8
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 36 |
| Alternative name | SLOT D8 |
| 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 | 779 km |
| Apogee | 783 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 36
ORBCOMM FM36, also known as Orbcomm D8, is a US satellite belonging to ORBCOMM (ORBC) and was launched on December 4, 1999, from the Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS), Launch Pad RW22 using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle. It has a Microstar configuration with dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 4.3 meters. The satellite carries an Orbcomm payload for Communication M2M/IoT missions and was manufactured by OSCG (Orbital Sciences Corporation). With a dry mass of 44 kilograms and the same launch mass, it is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and antennas. The satellites expected lifetime is four years.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 36 Date of exalting 04.12.1999y.ISS
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