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 45.008°
Eccentricity 0.00028
RA ascending node 2.830 hr
Argument perigee 189.189°
Mean anomaly 170.890°
Orbital period 100.101 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Aug 2026, 03:52

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 768.4 km
Mean Altitude 770.4 km
Peak Altitude 772.5 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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