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ORBCOMM-X

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 17, 1991 at 01:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 40 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ERS-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
750 km
Periapsis
744 km
Inclination
98.3°
Orbital period
99.75 min

Spacecraft

Operator
ORBCOMM
Launch mass
172 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-050C
NORAD catalog №
21576
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesOrbcomm
Constellation
OrbComm
Radar cross-section
0.141 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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