NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Orbcomm D1 to D8

Launch Time
Sat Dec 04, 1999 18:53 UTC

Rocket

Pegasus XL/HAPS
Northrop
Status: Active
Price: $40.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 561 kN
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 17.6 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.15 m
Fairing Height: 2.13 m

Mission Details

Orbcomm D1 to D8

Orbcomm is a commercial global wireless data and messaging system. The Orbcomm System uses low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide cost-effective tracking, monitoring and messaging capabilities to and from anywhere in the world. Similar to two-way paging or e-mail, the system is capable of sending and receiving two-way alphanumeric packets of data. These short, economical messages increase the efficiency of remote operations by making critical information readily available, often from areas beyond the geographic and economic reach of traditional systems.

Payloads: 8
Total Mass: 320.0 kg

Location

Stargazer, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1999

69th orbital launch attempt

Pegasus

28th mission
3rd mission of 1999
23rd successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission