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ORBCOMM FM18

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

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
764 km
Periapsis
756 km
Inclination
44.99°
Orbital period
100.02 min

Spacecraft

Operator
ORBCOMM Inc.
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
45 kg
Dry mass
22 kg
Power
160 W
Design lifetime
5 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-046B
NORAD catalog №
25414
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesOrbcomm
Constellation
OrbComm
Radar cross-section
0.6162 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational