Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 8 at a glance.
Uptime
10159
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
45.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 8.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 8
International designator: 1997-084A
Object number (NORAD): 25112
Object ID (CCSDS): 25112
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.567 minutes
Inclination: 45.0119 deg
SMA: 7116.024 km
Apoapsis: 742.339 km
Periapsis: 733.439 km
RAAN: 147.987 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062533
Argument of periapsis: 134.6303 deg
Mean anomaly: 225.506 deg
Mean motion: 14.46261043 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000231 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00067863582 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 10:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 8
TLE line 1: 1 25112U 97084A 25288.94860728 .00002310 00000-0 67864-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25112 45.0119 147.9870 0006253 134.6303 225.5060 14.46261043458856
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 8.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 8 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 23, 1997, 7:11 p.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-A1 - A8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 23, 1997, 7:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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