ORBCOMM FM 5

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ORBCOMM FM 5 is classified as:

Orbcomm

NORAD ID: 25117

Int'l Code: 1997-084F

Launch date: December 23, 1997
Source: ORBCOMM (ORB)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Eastern Range Air Space (ERAS)

ORBCOMM FM-5 was part of a commercial venture to provide global messaging services using a constellation of 26 low-Earth orbiting satellites. The planned system is designed to handle up to 5 million messages from users utilizing small, portable terminals to transmit and receive messages directly to the satellites.

1 25117U 97084F   26230.71242655  .00000818  00000-0  25989-3 0  9992
2 25117  45.0140 112.5271 0001086 266.6550  93.4178 14.47488674502525

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC