Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 12 at a glance.
Uptime
10058
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 12.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 12
International designator: 1997-084D
Object number (NORAD): 25115
Object ID (CCSDS): 25115
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.626 minutes
Inclination: 45.0146 deg
SMA: 7118.81 km
Apoapsis: 744.533 km
Periapsis: 736.817 km
RAAN: 276.7443 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005419
Argument of periapsis: 287.2864 deg
Mean anomaly: 72.7394 deg
Mean motion: 14.45412058 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000747 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025103 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 12
TLE line 1: 1 25115U 97084D 25187.75818766 .00000747 00000-0 25103-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 25115 45.0146 276.7443 0005419 287.2864 72.7394 14.45412058444340
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 12.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 12 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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