Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 2 at a glance.
Uptime
11052
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: 96.572 minutes
Inclination: 69.9652 deg
SMA: 6972.606 km
Apoapsis: 599.224 km
Periapsis: 589.719 km
RAAN: 47.5686 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006816
Argument of periapsis: 275.3405 deg
Mean anomaly: 84.6973 deg
Mean motion: 14.91111184 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004394 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045084 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 2
TLE line 1: 1 23546U 95017B 25186.59133632 .00004394 00000-0 45084-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 23546 69.9652 47.5686 0006816 275.3405 84.6973 14.91111184614900
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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