ORBCOMM FM 40
Satellite information ORBCOMM FM 40 - Orbcomm Q4
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ORBCOMM FM 40 |
| Alternative name | Orbcomm Q4 |
| Group | ORBCOMM |
| Follow ORBCOMM FM 40 | ORBCOMM FM 40 Tracker |
| Group follow ORBCOMM | Tracker ORBCOMM |
| Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 40 | Pass predictions ORBCOMM FM 40 |
| Orbit launches |
2008-06-19 (18 years ago)
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| Days in orbit | 6647 |
| Country/organisation of origin | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Starting point | KYMSC (Kapustin Yar Missile and Space Complex, Russia) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Categories | |
| Perigee | 644 km |
| Apogee | 656 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 48.44° |
| Laps per day | 15 |
| Height ORBCOMM FM 40 | 621.41 km |
Additional information ORBCOMM FM 40
ORBCOMM FM40, also known as Orbcomm Q4, is a communication satellite built by OHB/POLK and operated by ORBCOMM (ORBC). It was launched on June 19, 2008, from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Missile Launch Site using a Kosmos 11K65M launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 1.4 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter with a span of 1.5 meters. It weighs 115 kg both at launch and dry mass, indicating no significant fuel use or loss during operation. Equipped with deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, it carries an Orbcomm payload and an AIS-receiver for communication M2M/IoT and traffic monitoring purposes. Its expected operational lifetime is between 8 to 10 years, and the satellite has a box plus antenna shape design with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.213 square meters.
satellite ORBCOMM FM 40 Date of exalting 19.06.2008y. Average height of ISS ORBCOMM FM 40 hundred 621.41 km. Average velocity ORBCOMM FM 40 is 27181.28 km/h. Inclination ORBCOMM FM 40 satellite 48.44°.TLE
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