Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 1 at a glance.
Uptime
10992
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: 96.67 minutes
Inclination: 69.963 deg
SMA: 6977.288 km
Apoapsis: 601.645 km
Periapsis: 596.661 km
RAAN: 180.3757 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003572
Argument of periapsis: 325.3368 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.7553 deg
Mean motion: 14.89610728 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006722 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00071092 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 1:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 1
TLE line 1: 1 23545U 95017A 25125.56587403 .00006722 00000-0 71092-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 23545 69.9630 180.3757 0003572 325.3368 34.7553 14.89610728606164
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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