Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 6 at a glance.
Uptime
10112
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: 99.566 minutes
Inclination: 45.0156 deg
SMA: 7115.995 km
Apoapsis: 739.662 km
Periapsis: 736.058 km
RAAN: 18.485 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00025326
Argument of periapsis: 205.035 deg
Mean anomaly: 309.4148 deg
Mean motion: 14.46269772 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001996 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00059196973 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 9:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 6
TLE line 1: 1 25118U 97084G 25240.91138714 .00001996 00000-0 59197-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 25118 45.0156 18.4850 0002533 205.0350 309.4148 14.46269772452057
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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