Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 9 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 9.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 9
International designator: 1997-084E
Object number (NORAD): 25116
Object ID (CCSDS): 25116
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.609 minutes
Inclination: 45.0137 deg
SMA: 7118.007 km
Apoapsis: 744.298 km
Periapsis: 735.445 km
RAAN: 152.4281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062186
Argument of periapsis: 87.2085 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.9478 deg
Mean motion: 14.45656691 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002143 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00064040126 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, 9:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 9
TLE line 1: 1 25116U 97084E 25288.90864590 .00002143 00000-0 64040-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 25116 45.0137 152.4281 0006219 87.2085 272.9478 14.45656691458944
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 9.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 9 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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