ORBCOMM FM 29

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ORBCOMM FM 29 is classified as:

Orbcomm

NORAD ID: 33062

Int'l Code: 2008-031C

Perigee: 639.2 km

Apogee: 649.6 km

Inclination: 48.4 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7015 km

RCS: 0.7225 m² (medium)

Launch date: June 19, 2008
Source: ORBCOMM (ORB)
Launch site: KAPUSTIN YAR MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (KYMTR)

This spacecraft will demonstrate a concept to track ships for the U.S. Coast Guard. The 176-pound [80-kg] Coast Guard demo satellite is outfitted with equipment for the Automatic Identification System, a global network to monitor maritime traffic. The craft will be the first commercial satellite to use the system to relay navigation signals from ships around the world.

1 33062U 08031C   24170.09654382  .00002159  00000-0  32856-3 0  9991
2 33062  48.4397 260.6908 0007373 265.5537 159.6365 14.77483429860632

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC