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ORBCOMM-X

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.3° from the equator, between 769 and 782 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About ORBCOMM-X

ORBCOMM-X is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jul 17, 1991 from French Guiana.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.4 times a day), between 743 and 750 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.3° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

American experimental communications satellite, failed shortly after reaching orbit

Operated by
Orbcomm
Built by
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mass
22 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 18 days its lowest point went from 744 km to 743 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.