ORBCOMM FM22 (25476)

COSPAR: 1998-053B | Alt Name: Orbcomm C2

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 23, 1998

Launch Site

ERAS

Launch Pad

RW04/22

Launch Vehicle

Pegasus XL/HAPS

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

25476

International Designator

1998-053B

Epoch

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Inclination

45.01°

Right Ascension

250.57°

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Argument of Perigee

300.35°

Period

100.04 min

Mean Motion

14.39 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

ORBCOMM FM22

Alternative Name

Orbcomm C2

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

ORBC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 25476U 98053B   26185.18294947  .00000812  00000-0  30360-3 0  9991

2 25476  45.0066 250.5687 0003544 300.3461  59.7037 14.39491522452296

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Summary

ORBCOMM FM22 is a communication satellite (MicroStar configuration) owned by ORBCOMM and operated for Machine-to-Machine (M2M)/IoT communications. Launched on September 23, 1998, from the Eastern Range Air Site (ERAS), it was deployed using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from Launch Pad RW04/22. The satellite has a length of 0.2 meters, a diameter of 1 meter, and a span of 4.3 meters when its solar arrays are deployed. It weighs 42 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Its equipment includes an Orbcomm payload, powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite's shape is described as cylindrical with two panels and antennas attached. With a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.544 square meters, it was manufactured by OSCG and has a projected lifetime of four years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

Span

4.3

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Cyl + 2 Pan + Ant

Radar Cross Section

0.544

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Orbcomm FM22

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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