Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM OG2 at a glance.
Uptime
2
Days in orbit
Revolutions
N/A
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
N/A
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM OG2.
Object identification
Object name: ORBCOMM OG2
International designator: 2012-054B
Object number (NORAD): 38847
Object ID (CCSDS): 38847
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Oct. 10, 2012
Inclination: 51.65 deg
Period: 87.98 minutes
Apoapsis: 204.0 km
Periapsis: 145.0 km
Two-line elements (TLE)
No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.
Live tracking on map
Satellite ORBCOMM OG2 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
Associated space launch
This was the third flight for the uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecaft and the first SpaceX mission under their Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Dragon delivered various cargo to the staion, and returned after being berthed to the station for 17 days. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean and was recovered by SpaceX.
ORBCOMM OG2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 8, 2012, 12:35 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Falcon 9 v1.0 | SpX CRS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch was a Partial Failure
Launch date: Oct. 8, 2012, 12:35 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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