ORBCOMM FM 35
1999-12-04
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 35 - SLOT D7
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 35 |
| Alternative name | SLOT D7 |
| 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 35
ORBCOMM FM35, also known as Orbcomm D7, is a US communication satellite belonging to the Microstar configuration and was launched on December 4, 1999, from the ERAS launch site using a Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from pad RW22. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and spans up to 4.3 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It weighs 44 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, and it is equipped with an Orbcomm payload designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes. The satellites power system includes two deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its operational lifetime was projected to be four years. Manufactured by OSCG, ORBCOMM FM35 operates in a cylindrical shape with additional panels and an antenna for its mission objectives.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 35 Date of exalting 04.12.1999y.ISS
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