Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 18 at a glance.
Uptime
9896
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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 18.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 18
International designator: 1998-046B
Object number (NORAD): 25414
Object ID (CCSDS): 25414
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.088 minutes
Inclination: 44.9917 deg
SMA: 7140.816 km
Apoapsis: 767.109 km
Periapsis: 758.253 km
RAAN: 164.7133 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00062008
Argument of periapsis: 322.2386 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.8026 deg
Mean motion: 14.3873552 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002942 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00099493533 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 18
TLE line 1: 1 25414U 98046B 25246.19549773 .00002942 00000-0 99494-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 25414 44.9917 164.7133 0006201 322.2386 37.8026 14.38735520415488
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 18.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 18 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8’, on board a Pegasus XL HAPS space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. from Wallops Flight Facility.
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Pegasus XL HAPS | Orbcomm-B1 - B8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 2, 1998, 4:24 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Pegasus XL HAPS
Launch pad: Wallops Flight Facility
Location: Air launch to orbit
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