Orbcomm A3

American communications satellite. Orbcomm A3 was launched on December 23, 1997 aboard a Pegasus XL/HAPS from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1997-084HNORAD 25119United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Orbcomm A3
Payload designation: Orbcomm FM7
International designator: 1997-084H
NORAD catalog number: 25119
GCAT identifier: S25119
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/339

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: Orbcomm
Owner: Orbcomm
Country: United States
Builder: OSC Germantown
Platform (bus): Microstar

Launch

Date: December 23, 1997 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record: 1997-084Success
Rocket: Pegasus XL/HAPS
Spaceport: Wallops · pad RW04/22?

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 815 km
Apogee: 823 km
Inclination: 45.02°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: July 1998
End of operations: July 1998

Size

Mass: 42 kg
Dry mass: 42 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 4.3 m

Launched together

Orbcomm A4Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A6Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A7Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A8Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A5Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A1Communications · Orbcomm Orbcomm A2Communications · Orbcomm

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498521 (CC0).