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ORBCOMM FM16
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
August 2, 1998 at 04:24 PM UTC
Launch site
ERAS
Launched by
Pegasus XL HAPS →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
762 km
Periapsis
755 km
Inclination
44.99°
Orbital period
100 min
Spacecraft
Operator
ORBCOMM
Launch mass
172 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-046E
NORAD catalog №
25417
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Orbcomm
Constellation
OrbComm
Radar cross-section
0.636 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational