Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 2 at a glance.
Uptime
11213
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 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 2
International designator: 1995-017B
Object number (NORAD): 23546
Object ID (CCSDS): 23546
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.345 minutes
Inclination: 69.965 deg
SMA: 6961.642 km
Apoapsis: 586.841 km
Periapsis: 580.172 km
RAAN: 7.9567 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00047902
Argument of periapsis: 356.0519 deg
Mean anomaly: 4.0599 deg
Mean motion: 14.94635452 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00015829 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014632066 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, 5:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 2
TLE line 1: 1 23546U 95017B 25346.22568795 .00015829 00000-0 14632-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 23546 69.9650 7.9567 0004790 356.0519 4.0599 14.94635452638726
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 2 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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