ORBCOMM FM 29

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ORBCOMM FM 29 is classified as:

Orbcomm

NORAD ID: 33062

Int'l Code: 2008-031C

Perigee: 641.2 km

Apogee: 650.2 km

Inclination: 48.4 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7016 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   24115.98780690  .00004917  00000-0  71767-3 0  9998
2 33062  48.4378 156.9184 0006435  23.8736  46.9608 14.77067769852632

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC