Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 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 5.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 5
International designator: 1997-084F
Object number (NORAD): 25117
Object ID (CCSDS): 25117
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.559 minutes
Inclination: 45.013 deg
SMA: 7115.655 km
Apoapsis: 739.4 km
Periapsis: 735.639 km
RAAN: 150.9326 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00026431
Argument of periapsis: 88.5603 deg
Mean anomaly: 271.5552 deg
Mean motion: 14.46373546 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001945 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00057644539 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:23 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 8:27 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 5
TLE line 1: 1 25117U 97084F 25288.35266539 .00001945 00000-0 57645-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 25117 45.0130 150.9326 0002643 88.5603 271.5552 14.46373546458009
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 5.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 5 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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