SLOT C8 - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 25482
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | ORBCOMM FM28 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | SLOT C8 |
| Gruppe | ORBCOMM |
| In die Umlaufbahn bringen |
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| Deorbitation |
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| Herkunftsland/-organisation | ORBCOMM (ORB) |
| Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | ERAS (Wallops Flight Facility, USA) |
| Typ | Satellit |
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| Perygeum | 778 km |
| Apogäum | 781 km |
ORBCOMM FM28, also known as Orbcomm C8, is a MicroStar configuration satellite owned by ORBC and manufactured by OSCG. It was launched on September 23, 1998, from ERAS using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle from pad RW04/22. The satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 4.3 meters, with a dry mass of 42 kilograms. Its primary mission is communication M2M/IoT, and it carries an Orbcomm payload for this purpose. It is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellites shape consists of a cylinder with two panels and antennas, with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 1.0059 square meters. Its designed lifetime was four years from its launch date.
der Satellit ORBCOMM FM28 hinausgetragen 23.09.1998r.