ORBCOMM FM17 (25413)

COSPAR: 1998-046A | Alt Name: Orbcomm B5

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 2, 1998

Launch Site

ERAS

Launch Pad

RW04/22

Launch Vehicle

Pegasus XL/HAPS

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25413

International Designator

1998-046A

Epoch

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Inclination

44.99°

Right Ascension

253.48°

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Argument of Perigee

283.92°

Period

100.28 min

Mean Motion

14.36 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ORBCOMM FM17

Alternative Name

Orbcomm B5

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

ORBC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 25413U 98046A   26185.18614549  .00000593  00000-0  25081-3 0  9998

2 25413  44.9934 253.4755 0003672 283.9161  76.1277 14.35926594458060

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Summary

ORBCOMM FM17, also known as Orbcomm B5, is a communication satellite designed for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Launched on August 2, 1998, from the Eastern Range Air Station (ERAS), it uses a Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from Launch Pad RW04/22. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter with a span of 4.3 meters due to its deployable solar arrays. It weighs 42 kilograms at launch and is equipped with Orbcomm payload for communication purposes. ORBCOMM FM17 was manufactured by OSCG, owned by ORBC, and has an operational lifetime of approximately 4 years. The satellite's shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and antennas, providing a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 0.7138 square meters. Power is supplied through deployable solar arrays and batteries.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

Span

4.3

Dry Mass

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Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.7138

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Orbcomm FM17

Purpose

Communication M2M/IoT

Mission

Communication M2M/IoT

Manufacturer

OSCG

Life Expectancy

4 years

Bus

Microstar

Configuration

MicroStar

Motor

Equipment

Orbcomm payload

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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