ORBCOMM FM 5

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ORBCOMM FM 5 is classified as:

Orbcomm

NORAD ID: 25117

Int'l Code: 1997-084F

Perigee: 748.7 km

Apogee: 753.0 km

Inclination: 45.0 °

Period: 99.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 7121 km

RCS: 0.8392 m² (medium)

Launch date: December 23, 1997
Source: ORBCOMM (ORB)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS)

ORBCOMM FM-5 was part of a commercial venture to provide global messaging services using a constellation of 26 low-Earth orbiting satellites. The planned system is designed to handle up to 5 million messages from users utilizing small, portable terminals to transmit and receive messages directly to the satellites.

1 25117U 97084F   24326.09145940  .00003336  00000-0  99801-3 0  9998
2 25117  45.0152 286.1879 0002983 287.7013  72.3512 14.44482765411445

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC