Spacecraft information: ORBCOMM FM23

Launch Details
Launched 22 September 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Launch site Eastern Range Airspace
Owner ORBCOMM
NORAD ID 25477
COSPAR ID 1998-053C
Alternative names SLOT C3
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 45.009°
Eccentricity 0.00027
RA ascending node 21.019 hr
Argument perigee 246.922°
Mean anomaly 113.135°
Orbital period 100.106 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Jun 2026, 15:46

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 768.8 km
Mean Altitude 770.7 km
Peak Altitude 772.6 km

Launched alongside

ORBCOMM FM21 ORBCOMM FM22 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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