Orbcomm [OSC]
Official name ORBCOMM FM 10
Alternative name Orbcomm FM10
Cospar ID 1997-084B
Norad ID 25113
Launch date 1997-12-23
Launch site ERAS
Launch vehicle Pegasus-XL HAPS
Country/Organization USA
Type application Communication M2M/IoT
Operator Orbcomm
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 99.83
Inclination (deg) 45.01
Perigee (km) 746
Apogee (km) 755
Eccentricity 0.00599600266489007
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.4245216868677
Semi-Major axis (km) 7128.635
Raan (deg) 160.2927
Arg of perigee (deg) 309.3548
Shape Cyl + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 42
Diameter (m) 1.04
Height (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 4.3
Lifetime 4 years
Contractors Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Equipment Orbcomm payload
Propulsion ?
Configuration MicroStar
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

Orbcomm is a commercial global wireless data and messaging system. The Orbcomm System uses low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide cost-effective tracking, monitoring and messaging capabilities to and from anywhere in the world. Similar to two-way paging or e-mail, the system is capable of sending and receiving two-way alphanumeric packets of data. These short, economical messages increase the efficiency of remote operations by making critical information readily available, often from areas beyond the geographic and economic reach of traditional systems.

The Orbcomm constellation consists of up to 36 small communications satellites in orbit 825 kilometers above the Earth. The satellites act as “orbiting packet routers” built to “grab” small data packets from ground sensors or communicators and relay them through a ground station.

Orbcomm satellites have also been used for relaying messages from orbit to the ground from Rubin test satellites.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ORBCOMM FM 1 1995-017A 1995-04-03 AFWTR Pegasus-H with OrbView 1, Orbcomm FM2
ORBCOMM FM 2 1995-017B 1995-04-03 AFWTR Pegasus-H with OrbView 1, Orbcomm FM1
ORBCOMM FM 8 1997-084A 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm FM6, FM7, FM8, FM9, FM10, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 10 1997-084B 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM7, FM8, FM9, FM10, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 11 1997-084C 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM8, FM9, FM10, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 12 1997-084D 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM7, FM9, FM10, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 9 1997-084E 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM7, FM8, FM10, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 5 1997-084F 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM7, FM8, FM9, FM11, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 6 1997-084G 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM7, FM8, FM9, FM10, FM12
ORBCOMM FM 7 1997-084H 1997-12-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 5, FM6, FM7, FM8, FM9, FM10, FM11
ORBCOMM FM 3 1998-007B 1998-02-10 AFWTR Taurus-2210 with GFO, Orbcomm-FM4, Celestis 03
ORBCOMM FM 4 1998-007C 1998-02-10 AFWTR Taurus-2210 with GFO, Orbcomm-FM3, Celestis 03
ORBCOMM FM 17 1998-046A 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM15, FM16, FM18, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 18 1998-046B 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM15, FM16, FM17, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 19 1998-046C 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM15, FM16, FM17, FM18, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 20 1998-046D 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM15, FM16, FM17, FM18, FM19
ORBCOMM FM 16 1998-046E 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM15, FM17, FM18, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 15 1998-046F 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM14, FM16, FM17, FM18, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 14 1998-046G 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 13, FM15, FM16, FM17, FM18, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 13 1998-046H 1998-08-02 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm FM14, FM15, FM16, FM17, FM18, FM19, FM20
ORBCOMM FM 21 1998-053A 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 22, FM23, FM24, FM25, FM26, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 22 1998-053B 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM23, FM24, FM25, FM26, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 23 1998-053C 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM24, FM25, FM26, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 24 1998-053D 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM23, FM25, FM26, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 25 1998-053E 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM23, FM24, FM26, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 26 1998-053F 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM23, FM24, FM25, FM27, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 27 1998-053G 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM23, FM24, FM25, FM26, FM28
ORBCOMM FM 28 1998-053H 1998-09-23 ERAS Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 21, FM22, FM23, FM24, FM25, FM26, FM27
ORBCOMM FM 30 1999-065A 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 31, FM32, FM33, FM34, FM35, FM36
ORBCOMM FM 31 1999-065B 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM32, FM33, FM34, FM35, FM36
ORBCOMM FM 32 1999-065C 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM31, FM33, FM34, FM35, FM36
ORBCOMM FM 33 1999-065D 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM31, FM32, FM34, FM35, FM36
ORBCOMM FM 36 1999-065E 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM31, FM32, FM33, FM34, FM35
ORBCOMM FM 35 1999-065F 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM31, FM32, FM33, FM34, FM36
ORBCOMM FM 34 1999-065G 1999-12-04 AFETR Pegasus-XL HAPS with Orbcomm 30, FM31, FM32, FM33, FM35, FM36