Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Vesselsat-2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
ORBCOMM Inc. |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications/Maritime Tracking |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
479 |
Apogee (km) |
490 |
Eccentricity |
0.000802392588810271 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.5 |
Period (minutes) |
94.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
29 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
09-01-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
LuxSpace Sarl |
Country of Contractor |
Luxembourg |
Launch Site |
Taiyuan Launch Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Long March 4B |
COSPAR Number |
2012-001B |
NORAD Number |
38047 |
Comments |
Designed to relay positions of ships around the world. Constructed by LuxSpace of Luxembourg, the spacecraft´s services will supplement ORBCOMM´s next-generation communications satellites due to begin launching this year. |