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Orbcomm (satellite)
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<p>Orbcomm is a family of <a href="/facts/Low_Earth_orbit/rq1TwayJ">low Earth orbit</a> <a href="/facts/Communications_satellite/y5RXPMDT">communications satellites</a>, operated by the United States satellite communications company <a href="/facts/Orbcomm/lzpwFdCb">Orbcomm</a>. As of July 2014<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orbcomm_(satellite)&action=edit">[update]</a>, 51 such satellites have orbited Earth, with 50 still continuing to do so.[<i>not verified in body</i>] </p>