ORBCOMM FM 29

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ORBCOMM FM 29 is classified as:

Orbcomm

NORAD ID: 33062

Int'l Code: 2008-031C

Perigee: 652.7 km

Apogee: 662.7 km

Inclination: 48.4 °

Period: 97.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 7028 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   20156.03630181 -.00000053  00000-0  22888-4 0  9993
2 33062  48.4432  13.8175 0007116  97.5072  56.1046 14.73296219642975

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC