Key statistics
Satellite ORBCOMM FM 20 at a glance.
Uptime
9995
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 20.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ORBCOMM FM 20
International designator: 1998-046D
Object number (NORAD): 25416
Object ID (CCSDS): 25416
Country: ORBITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (GLOBALSTAR) (ORB)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.162 minutes
Inclination: 44.994 deg
SMA: 7144.365 km
Apoapsis: 767.495 km
Periapsis: 764.965 km
RAAN: 58.0624 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00017708
Argument of periapsis: 214.0936 deg
Mean anomaly: 145.9799 deg
Mean motion: 14.37663801 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001921 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068035644 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ORBCOMM FM 20
TLE line 1: 1 25416U 98046D 25346.18431394 .00001921 00000-0 68036-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 25416 44.9940 58.0624 0001771 214.0936 145.9799 14.37663801429879
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Real-time ground track for satellite ORBCOMM FM 20.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
ORBCOMM FM 20 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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