Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 3 at a glance.
Uptime
10008
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
108.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ORBCOMM FM 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 3
International designator: 1998-007B
Object number (NORAD): 25158
Object ID (CCSDS): 25158
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.381 minutes
Inclination: 107.9655 deg
SMA: 7154.739 km
Apoapsis: 809.339 km
Periapsis: 743.87 km
RAAN: 173.7193 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0045752
Argument of periapsis: 218.4366 deg
Mean anomaly: 141.3511 deg
Mean motion: 14.34537967 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000635 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026873 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 3
TLE line 1: 1 25158U 98007B 25186.74342045 .00000635 00000-0 26873-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 25158 107.9655 173.7193 0045752 218.4366 141.3511 14.34537967426849
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ORBCOMM FM 3.
Associated space launch
The US Navy GFO (Geosat Follow On), is a 369 kg minisatellite based on the Techstar platform to carry on the mission of Geosat. It was launched on the 10th February 1998 on a Taurus-2210 from VAFB alongside two Orbcomm satellites, into a 789 × 881 km (779 × 790 km planned) 108 degree inclined orbit.
ORBCOMM FM 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Taurus 2210 | GFO’, on board a Minotaur-C 2210 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 10, 1998, 1:20 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 576E.
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Taurus 2210 | GFO
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 10, 1998, 1:20 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur-C 2210
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 576E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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