Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM-X at a glance.
Uptime
12462
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM-X.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM-X
International designator: 1991-050C
Object number (NORAD): 21576
Object ID (CCSDS): 21576
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.771 minutes
Inclination: 98.3376 deg
SMA: 7125.725 km
Apoapsis: 749.746 km
Periapsis: 745.434 km
RAAN: 305.8573 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00030258
Argument of periapsis: 347.3231 deg
Mean anomaly: 12.7883 deg
Mean motion: 14.43308519 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000367 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012174364 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 6:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM-X
TLE line 1: 1 21576U 91050C 25240.75437018 .00000367 00000-0 12174-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 21576 98.3376 305.8573 0003026 347.3231 12.7883 14.43308519792582
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM-X.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM-X.
Associated space launch
ERS (European Remote Sensing Satellite) are a family of multi-disciplinary Earth Observation Satellites.
ORBCOMM-X was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | ERS-1’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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