Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11048
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 1
International designator: 1995-017A
Object number (NORAD): 23545
Object ID (CCSDS): 23545
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.632 minutes
Inclination: 69.9638 deg
SMA: 6975.477 km
Apoapsis: 601.083 km
Periapsis: 593.6 km
RAAN: 37.4418 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005364
Argument of periapsis: 275.9161 deg
Mean anomaly: 84.1382 deg
Mean motion: 14.90190951 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003786 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00039868 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 2, 2025, 2:08 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 1, 2025, 9:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 1
TLE line 1: 1 23545U 95017A 25182.90055942 .00003786 00000-0 39868-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 23545 69.9638 37.4418 0005364 275.9161 84.1382 14.90190951614701
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 1.
Associated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1’, on board a Pegasus Hybrid space rocket.
The launch took place on April 3, 1995, 1:48 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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Pegasus Hybrid | Orbcomm F1 - F2 & OrbView-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 3, 1995, 1:48 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus Hybrid
Launch pad: Vandenberg Space Force Base
Location: Air launch to orbit
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