Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 5 at a glance.
Uptime
10217
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: 99.537 minutes
Inclination: 45.0131 deg
SMA: 7114.573 km
Apoapsis: 738.622 km
Periapsis: 734.253 km
RAAN: 233.1171 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00030707
Argument of periapsis: 27.1634 deg
Mean anomaly: 332.9378 deg
Mean motion: 14.46703528 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002352 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068401267 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 5
TLE line 1: 1 25117U 97084F 25346.15837048 .00002352 00000-0 68401-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25117 45.0131 233.1171 0003071 27.1634 332.9378 14.46703528466375
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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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