Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 6 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 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 6
International designator: 1997-084G
Object number (NORAD): 25118
Object ID (CCSDS): 25118
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.548 minutes
Inclination: 45.012 deg
SMA: 7115.126 km
Apoapsis: 738.139 km
Periapsis: 735.844 km
RAAN: 147.5141 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00016126
Argument of periapsis: 85.7214 deg
Mean anomaly: 50.3641 deg
Mean motion: 14.46534632 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002492 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00072480981 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, 11:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 6
TLE line 1: 1 25118U 97084G 25288.98049376 .00002492 00000-0 72481-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25118 45.0120 147.5141 0001613 85.7214 50.3641 14.46534632459018
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 6 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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