RocketPegasus XL/HAPS
SpaceportWallopspad RW04/22?
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyOSC-FairfaxUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 23, 1998, 05:06
- Launch designation
- 1998-053
- Mission
- Orbcomm FM21
- Flight name
- Orbcomm C1-C8
- Vehicle flight ID
- F23
- Year
- Launches in 1998
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 831 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.336 t
- Payloads
- 8
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbcomm C1 | 1998-053ANORAD 25475 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C2 | 1998-053BNORAD 25476 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C3 | 1998-053CNORAD 25477 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C4 | 1998-053DNORAD 25478 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C5 | 1998-053ENORAD 25479 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C6 | 1998-053FNORAD 25480 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C7 | 1998-053GNORAD 25481 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
| Orbcomm C8 | 1998-053HNORAD 25482 | Orbcomm Inc. | Communications | 42 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.