Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11164
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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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: 96.516 minutes
Inclination: 69.9606 deg
SMA: 6969.91 km
Apoapsis: 593.014 km
Periapsis: 590.537 km
RAAN: 110.3093 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00017768
Argument of periapsis: 172.9082 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.2099 deg
Mean motion: 14.9197649 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010215 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010137457 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 9:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 1
TLE line 1: 1 23545U 95017A 25297.89652886 .00010215 00000-0 10137-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 23545 69.9606 110.3093 0001777 172.9082 187.2099 14.91976490631843
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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