Spacecraft information: ORBCOMM FM28

Launch Details
Launched 22 September 1998
Flight ended –
Status Non-operational
Category Orbcomm
Launch site Eastern Range Airspace
Owner ORBCOMM
NORAD ID 25482
COSPAR ID 1998-053H
Alternative names SLOT C8
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 45.006°
Eccentricity 0.00051
RA ascending node 0.848 hr
Argument perigee 211.739°
Mean anomaly 148.315°
Orbital period 100.082 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Dec 2025, 11:13

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 765.9 km
Mean Altitude 769.5 km
Peak Altitude 773.2 km

Launched alongside

ORBCOMM FM21 ORBCOMM FM22 ORBCOMM FM23 ORBCOMM FM24 ORBCOMM FM25 ORBCOMM FM26 ORBCOMM FM27 PEGASUS R/B(1) PEGASUS R/B(2)

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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