SLOT D3 - Norad Identifikationsnummer: 25981
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | ORBCOMM FM 31 |
| Alternative Bezeichnung | SLOT D3 |
| 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 | 780 km |
| Apogäum | 783 km |
ORBCOMM FM31, also known as Orbcomm D3, is a MicroStar configuration satellite manufactured by OSCG and owned by ORBC. Launched on December 4, 1999, from ERAS launch site using the Pegasus XL/HAPS launch vehicle, this US communication M2M/IoT satellite has dimensions of 0.2 meters in length, 1 meter in diameter, and a span of 4.3 meters. It weighs 44 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. Equipped with deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, the spacecrafts shape is cylindrical plus two panels plus an antenna. The satellite has a lifetime expectancy of four years and serves to facilitate communication for M2M/IoT purposes.
der Satellit ORBCOMM FM 31 hinausgetragen 04.12.1999r.