Spacecraft information: ORBCOMM FM21

Launch Details
Launched 22 September 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category Orbcomm
Launch site Eastern Range Airspace
Owner ORBCOMM
NORAD ID 25475
COSPAR ID 1998-053A
Alternative names SLOT C1
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 45.008°
Eccentricity 0.00017
RA ascending node 17.918 hr
Argument perigee 322.047°
Mean anomaly 38.026°
Orbital period 100.144 min
Epoch of osculation 31 Jan 2026, 07:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 771.3 km
Mean Altitude 772.5 km
Peak Altitude 773.7 km

Launched alongside

ORBCOMM FM22 ORBCOMM FM23 ORBCOMM FM24 ORBCOMM FM25 ORBCOMM FM26 ORBCOMM FM27 ORBCOMM FM28 PEGASUS R/B(1) PEGASUS R/B(2)

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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