| 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. |