Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 1 at a glance.
Uptime
11213
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: 96.445 minutes
Inclination: 69.9635 deg
SMA: 6966.497 km
Apoapsis: 590.901 km
Periapsis: 585.823 km
RAAN: 349.1789 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00036445
Argument of periapsis: 339.0634 deg
Mean anomaly: 21.0372 deg
Mean motion: 14.93073051 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00011838 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011412191 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 1
TLE line 1: 1 23545U 95017A 25346.28425426 .00011838 00000-0 11412-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 23545 69.9635 349.1789 0003645 339.0634 21.0372 14.93073051639068
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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