Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 4 at a glance.
Uptime
9949
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 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 4
International designator: 1998-007C
Object number (NORAD): 25159
Object ID (CCSDS): 25159
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.372 minutes
Inclination: 107.9638 deg
SMA: 7154.322 km
Apoapsis: 806.53 km
Periapsis: 745.843 km
RAAN: 55.9967 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0042413
Argument of periapsis: 316.0232 deg
Mean anomaly: 43.7537 deg
Mean motion: 14.34663534 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000133 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051114 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 4
TLE line 1: 1 25159U 98007C 25127.87814436 .00001330 00000-0 51114-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 25159 107.9638 55.9967 0042413 316.0232 43.7537 14.34663534418449
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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 4 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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